Mike Rivera
[edit] Biography
Mike Rivera (Michael R. Rivera) was born on September 8, 1976 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 2001 for the Detroit Tigers. In 2002, his rookie year, he hit .227 with 1 home run and 11 RBI. Rivera played for the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 4 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 2001
| DET
| A
| 4
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .500
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| 39
| 132
| 11
| 30
| 1
| 11
| .227
| .254
| .326
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 19
| 53
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 2
| .170
| .241
| .245
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 2006
| MIL
| N
| 46
| 142
| 16
| 38
| 6
| 24
| .268
| .325
| .458
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 3
|
| 2007
| MIL
| N
| 11
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 3
| .231
| .286
| .692
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 76
| 208
| 20
| 50
| 9
| 29
| .240
| .301
| .418
| 10
| 0
| 16
| 35
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 43
| 144
| 13
| 34
| 1
| 12
| .236
| .260
| .340
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 37
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 119
| 352
| 33
| 84
| 10
| 41
| .239
| .285
| .386
| 20
| 1
| 20
| 72
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 12
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 2001
| DET
| A
| C
| 4
| 3
| 26
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| .929
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| C
| 37
| 35
| 303
| 189
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 20
| 12
| 0
| .990
|
| 2002
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| C
| 19
| 16
| 139
| 133
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 0
| .986
|
| 2003
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| MIL
| N
| C
| 44
| 39
| 352.2
| 298
| 31
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 8
| 0
| .988
|
| 2007
| MIL
| N
| C
| 11
| 1
| 37
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 115
| 94
| 857.2
| 677
| 61
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 74
| 27
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (January 20, 1997).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to San Diego Padres in exchange for Gene Kingsale (November 15, 2002).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from San Diego Padres (June 9, 2003).
- Claimed on waivers by Oakland Athletics from Chicago White Sox (April 22, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 6, 2005).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (April 4, 2005).
- Sold by Atlantic City (Atlantic) to Milwaukee Brewers (May 19, 2005).
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