Felipe Rivero
| Felipe Rivero | |||
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Rivero with the Washington Nationals | |||
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 73 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 5, 1991 San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 2015, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics (through October 1, 2016) | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–7 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.59 | ||
| Strikeouts | 135 | ||
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Felipe Javier Rivero (born January 24, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Washington Nationals.
Career
Rivero signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent on July 30, 2008.[1] He represented the Rays at the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.[2] He was added to the Rays' 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.[3]
On February 13, 2014, Rivero was traded to the Washington Nationals, along with José Lobatón and Drew Vettleson, in exchange for Nate Karns.[4][5] He suffered through elbow inflammation during the season, and was limited to 14 games started.[6] After the 2014 regular season, the Nationals assigned Rivero to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.[7]
The Nationals transitioned Rivero into a relief pitcher during spring training in 2015.[6] Rivero opened the 2015 season with the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA International League.[8] On April 17, 2015, Rivero made his major league debut by coming in to pitch the top of the ninth inning in a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched one inning, allowing two hits and one run while striking out two batters.[9] He went on the disabled list due to gastrointestinal bleeding on April 22.[10] On June 1, the Nationals promoted Rivero to the major leagues from Syracuse.[11] At the end of the season, Rivero was able to reach 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) with his fastball in relief. With Jonathan Papelbon suspended and Drew Storen injured, Rivero converted two save opportunities during the final week of the season. He finished the season with a 2.79 earned run average.[6]
On July 30, 2016, the Nationals traded Rivero, along with Taylor Hearn, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mark Melancon.[12]
References
- ↑ "Felipe Rivero Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights".
- ↑ "Promising Rays duo cued for Futures Game". Mlb.mlb.com. June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Rays add four players to 40-man roster". Tampabay.rays.mlb.com. November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Nationals acquire catcher Jose Lobaton, LHP Felipe Rivero and OF Drew Vettleson from Tampa Bay". Curly W Live. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ Wagner, James (February 27, 2014). "Felipe Rivero, acquired in Jose Lobaton-Nate Karns trade, adjusting to the Nationals". Washington Post. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Wagner, James (March 6, 2016). "Felipe Rivero, thrust into a reliever's role, now sees himself as a future closer". Washington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Byron Kerr: Felipe Rivero with bounceback win for Mesa". MASNsports. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Syracuse Chiefs: pitching is a plus, offense will be a work in progress". syracuse.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Felipe Rivero makes major league debut". Washington Post. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Nationals call up Matt Grace, put Felipe Rivero on the DL, trade Xavier Cedeño". Washington Post. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Wagner, James (June 1, 2015). "Felipe Rivero recalled, Matt Grace optioned to Syracuse". Washington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Nationals land closer Melancon from Pirates". MLB.com. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Felipe Rivero on Twitter
