Saúl Rivera

Saúl Rivera
Saúl Rivera
	Rivera with the Washington Nationals
	Relief pitcher
	Born: December 7, 1977 (age 46); San Juan, Puerto Rico
	Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 25, 2006, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
	May 29, 2010, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	13–15
Earned run average	4.29
Strikeouts	192
Teams
	Washington Nationals (2006–2009); Arizona Diamondbacks (2010);

Rabell Saúl Rivera (born December 7, 1977) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks.

Career

Minnesota Twins

Rivera attended the

Fort Myers Miracle before receiving a promotion to the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats

. He would spend the 2001 season with New Britain, pitching in 33 games for the club. He was added to the Twins roster in the offseason.

New York Mets

On November 20, 2001, Rivera was selected off waivers by the

Binghamton Mets

.

Montreal Expos

On July 16, 2002, the Mets sent Rivera to the Montreal Expos as the player to be named later for the April trade of Bruce Chen, Dicky Gonzalez, and Luis Figueroa to Montreal in exchange for Scott Strickland, Phil Seibel, and Matt Watson. He was assigned to the AA Harrisburg Senators upon his acquisition. He began the 2004 season with Harrisburg.

Milwaukee Brewers

On June 7, 2004, the Expos traded Rivera to the Milwaukee Brewers with Peter Bergeron for Jason Childers and Jason Belcher. He was assigned to the Double-A Huntsville Stars. Rivera elected free agency on October 15, 2004.

Washington Nationals

On November 16, 2004, he signed with the

Syracuse Chiefs and 30 for the major league club. On December 7, 2009, Rivera was released by the Nationals to make room on the 40-man roster for Brian Bruney.^[1]

Cleveland Indians

Rivera signed a minor league contract with an invite to Spring training with the

Cleveland Indians

on December 21, 2009. He began the season with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On May 17, 2010, Rivera was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations.^[2] He would play for the Triple-A Reno Aces, but also appear in 4 major league games for Arizona, pitching to a 22.09 ERA over 3.2 innings. He was released on July 26, 2010.

Second Stint with Indians

On August 21, 2010, Rivera re-signed with the

Cleveland Indians, and was assigned to Triple-A Columbus

the following day. He elected free agency on October 5, 2010.

Saraperos de Saltillo

On March 28, 2011, Rivera signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He played in 12 games for Saltillo before being released on June 29, 2011.

Road Warriors

After his release, Rivera signed with the Road Warriors of the Atlantic League. He would finish out the 2011 season with the club, pitching to a 4.29 ERA over 28 games. He became a free agent after the season.

Sugar Land Skeeters

Rivera signed with the

Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball

in 2012. He pitched to a 2.20 ERA over 18 games for Sugar Land, including 17 strikeouts. He became a free agent after the season.

References

^ Ladson, Bill. Nationals acquire Bruney from Yankees Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Nationals. Published December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
^ "D-backs acquire reliever Rivera from Indians | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2010-05-21.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Ladson, Bill. Nationals acquire Bruney from Yankees Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, Washington Nationals. Published December 7, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2009.

[2] "D-backs acquire reliever Rivera from Indians | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2010-05-21.

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