Yadiel Rivera

Yadiel Rivera
Milwaukee Brewers – No. 29
Infielder
Born: (1992-05-02) May 2, 1992
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 2015, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .188
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 3
Teams

Yadiel Rivera (born May 2, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Rivera was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the ninth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Manuela Toro High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico.[1][2] He reached Double-A for the first time in 2014. Rivera was added to the Brewers 40-man roster on November 20, 2014.[3]

Rivera made his Major League debut on September 22, 2015.

References

  1. "Timber Rattlers 5, Captains 3: All-Star shortstops from Puerto Rico have formed quick bond". news-herald.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. "Timber Rattlers profile: No. 13 Yadiel Rivera, shortstop". postcrescent.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. Tom Haudricourt. "Brewers add three minor leaguers to 40-man roster". jsonline.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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