Leo Rivas
Appearance
Leo Rivas | |
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Seattle Mariners – No. 76 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Maracay, Venezuela | October 10, 1997|
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 28, 2024, for the Seattle Mariners | |
MLB statistics (through May 9, 2024) | |
Batting average | .333 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
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Leonardo Andres Rivas (born October 10, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Career
Rivas signed an international contract back in 2014 with the Los Angeles Angels and played in their organization until 2020, and later signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds in 2021 before becoming a free agent in 2022. In 2023 he signed a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners and later assigned to the Tacoma Rainiers.[1]
Rivas was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 25, 2024.[2] He made his Major League debut on April 28, 2024 against the Arizona Diamondbacks and his first hit was a triple.[3]
References
- ^ Pedro, Trevor. "Mariners' prospect spotlight: Leo Rivas". sodomojo.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Mariners select INF Leo Rivas from Triple-A Tacoma". marinersblog.mlblogs.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Jude, Adam. "Leo Rivas, 999th player to appear for Mariners, triples in first at-bat". seattletimes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External Links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Angels players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Baseball players from Maracay
- Burlington Bees players
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Dominican Summer League Angels players
- Inland Empire 66ers players
- Louisville Bats players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Orem Owlz players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Tacoma Rainiers players