Michael Rivera

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Michael Antonio Rivera (born May 13, 1985 in Managua, Nicaragua is an infielder in minor league baseball who plays for the Las Vegas 51s in the Los Angeles Dodgers system.

Rivera attended college at the University of Tennessee, where he played baseball all four years, making the College World Series in 2005, a season where he hit .331.

He was drafted by the Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2006 MLB amateur draft and reported to work with the Ogden Raptors that summer, hitting .280 in 48 games.

He has split time in 2007 between the Single-A Inland Empire 66ers and the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s.