Carlos Rivera (baseball)

Carlos Alberto Rivera (born June 10, 1978) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Career

He was drafted by the Pirates in the 10th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball draft. Rivera played his first professional season with their Rookie league GCL Pirates in , and last played with an MLB-affiliated team in with the Colorado Rockies' Triple-A team, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

In , Rivera hit .410 with 16 home runs and 73 RBI in 101 games for the Oaxaca Warriors in the Mexican League and was a midseason All-Star. After not playing during the regular season, he played winter ball in his native Puerto Rico for the Ponce Lions and hit .321 with 31 RBI in 36 games. He also represented Puerto Rico in the 2009 Caribbean Series.

After starting the season with the Petroleros de Minatitlán of the Mexican League, Rivera signed with the Wichita Wingnuts of the American Association on July 30.

See also

List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

External links

1978 births

Living people

Altoona Curve players

Augusta GreenJackets players

Broncos de Reynosa players

Colorado Springs Sky Sox players

Criollos de Caguas players

Guerreros de Oaxaca players

Gulf Coast Pirates players

Hickory Crawdads players

Leones de Ponce players

Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente infielders

Lynchburg Hillcats players

Major League Baseball first basemen

Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

Mexican League baseball first basemen

Nashville Sounds players

Olmecas de Tabasco players

People from Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Petroleros de Minatitlán players

Pittsburgh Pirates players

Puerto Rican expatriate baseball players in Mexico

Rockland Boulders players

Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players

Round Rock Express players

Saraperos de Saltillo players

Wichita Wingnuts players

Yaquis de Obregón players

2013 World Baseball Classic players