Luis Rivera (infielder)

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Luis Rivera
Luis Rivera as first base coach in 2008
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 2
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1964-01-03) January 3, 1964 Cidra, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 3, 1986 for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
August 27, 1998 for the Kansas City Royals
Career statistics
Batting average	.233
Home runs	28
Runs batted in	209
Teams
Montreal Expos (1986-1989) Boston Red Sox (1989-1993) New York Mets (1994) Houston Astros (1997) Kansas City Royals (1998)

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Pedraza.

Luis Antonio Rivera Pedraza (born January 3, 1964) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a shortstop for five teams from 1986 through 1998. Rivera batted and threw right-handed. He was the first base/infield coach of the Cleveland Indians from 2006 season until his dismissal at the end of the 2009 season. He is currently the third base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Rivera reached the majors in 1986 with the Montreal Expos, spending three years with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (1989–93), New York Mets (1994), Houston Astros (1997) and Kansas City Royals (1998). His most productive season came in 1991 with Boston, when he hit .258 with 40 RBI, including career-highs in home runs (8), runs (64), hits (107), doubles (22), and games played (129).

Following his playing retirement, Rivera spent six seasons (2000–05) coaching and managing in the Cleveland Indians player development system. He started as a coach for the Class-A Kinston Indians from 2000–02, and managed the Lake County Captains in 2003–04, winning South Atlantic League Manager of the Year honors in 2003 after his team compiled a minor league-best record of 97–43 (.693). In 2005 he guided Kinston to the finals of the Carolina League Championship Series. In his three seasons as manager at Lake County and Kinston, his teams posted a record of 246–173 (.587). He also coached in the Arizona Fall League in 2005, being promoted to the big team in 2006. In 2010, Rivera managed the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.

On November 10, 2010, Rivera joined the Blue Jays coaching staff, when he was named a coaching assistant. On November 24, 2012, Rivera was appointed as the third base coach for the Blue Jays.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2012/11/26/blue_jays_coaching_staff_2013/

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Baseball Library
MLB entry
Top performances

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Active roster	3 Maicer Izturis 4 Kyle Drabek 6 A. J. Jiménez 7 José Reyes 8 Anthony Gose 9 Brent Morel 10 Edwin Encarnación 13 Brett Lawrie 14 Moisés Sierra 17 Ryan Goins 19 José Bautista 21 Sergio Santos 22 Josh Thole 23 Brandon Morrow 26 Adam Lind 27 Brett Cecil 28 Colby Rasmus 29 Dustin McGowan 30 Dioner Navarro 31 Erik Kratz 32 Esmil Rogers 33 Jeremy Jeffress 35 Sean Nolin 36 Drew Hutchison 37 Mickey Storey 43 R.A. Dickey 44 Casey Janssen 45 Neil Wagner 47 Luis Pérez 48 J. A. Happ 50 Steve Delabar 53 Melky Cabrera 56 Mark Buehrle 58 Todd Redmond 59 Rob Rasmussen 62 Aaron Loup 64 Chad Jenkins 68 Deck McGuire 71 Kenny Wilson -- Kevin Pillar

Coaching staff	Manager 5 John Gibbons Bench Coach 20 DeMarlo Hale First Base Coach 51 Tim Leiper Third Base Coach 2 Luis Rivera Hitting Coach 25 Kevin Seitzer Pitching Coach 40 Pete Walker Bullpen Coach 46 Bob Stanley Bullpen Catcher 61 Alex Andreopoulos

Persondata
Name	Rivera, Luis
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player and coach
Date of birth	January 3, 1964
Place of birth	Cidra, Puerto Rico
Date of death
Place of death

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