Luis Rivera (infielder)
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| Luis Rivera | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Rivera with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020 | |
| Shortstop / Third base coach | |
| Born: January 3, 1964 Cidra, Puerto Rico | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 3, 1986, for the Montreal Expos | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 27, 1998, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 209 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Luis Antonio Rivera Pedraza (born January 3, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder and coach, who played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Rivera began coaching in the Cleveland Indians organization in 2000, and worked as their infield and first base coach from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, he joined the Toronto Blue Jays as a coaching assistant, and became the third base coach in 2012. Rivera retired at the end of the 2023 season.
Rivera signed with the Montreal Expos as an international free agent on September 22, 1981.[1] He played four years in their minor league organization before making his MLB debut on August 3, 1986.[2] Rivera played parts of three seasons with the Expos before he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, along with John Dopson, for Dan Gakeler and Spike Owen on December 8, 1988.[3] Rivera had the most productive season of his career with Boston in 1991, when he hit .258 with eight home runs and 40 runs batted in (RBI) in 129 games.[1]
After the 1993 season Rivera became a free agent. He signed with the New York Mets on January 19, 1994.[4] He spent the 1995 and 1996 seasons entirely in the minor leagues, with the Texas Rangers and Mets respectively.[5]
Rivera joined the Houston Astros in 1997, and finished his playing career as a member of the Kansas City Royals in 1998.[1]