Mike Rivera


Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'0", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: 9/8/1976 in Rio Piedras
Debut: 09/18/2001
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    2001 DET AL 4 12 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 6
    2002 DET AL 39 132 11 30 20 8 1 1 11 0 0 4 35 0 1 0 1 5 .227 .254 .326 .579 43
    2003 SDN NL 19 53 2 9 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 4 .170 .241 .245 .487 13
    2006 MIL NL 46 142 16 38 23 9 0 6 24 0 0 10 21 5 3 1 2 3 .268 .325 .458 .783 65
    2007 MIL NL 11 13 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .286 .692 .978 9
    2008 MIL NL 21 62 8 19 13 5 0 1 14 2 0 6 10 0 1 0 0 2 .306 .377 .435 .812 27
    2009 MIL NL 41 114 10 26 17 7 0 2 14 1 0 15 32 3 2 0 1 6 .228 .326 .342 .668 39
    2010 FLO NL 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .176 .000 .176 0
    2011 MIL NL 1 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 2
    2 seasons DET AL 43 144 13 34 22 10 1 1 12 0 0 4 37 0 1 0 1 5 .236 .260 .340 .600 49
    1 season SDN NL 19 53 2 9 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 0 0 0 0 4 .170 .241 .245 .487 13
    5 seasons MIL NL 120 337 36 88 56 21 0 11 55 3 0 32 67 8 6 2 3 11 .261 .333 .421 .755 142
    1 season FLO NL 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .176 .000 .176 0
    Total
    (8 seasons)     		189 548 51 131 85 32 1 13 69 3 0 43 118 8 8 2 4 20 .239 .302 .372 .674 204

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    Brewers designate Sean Green for assignment
    According to Tom Haudricourt of the Journal-Sentinel, the Milwaukee Brewers have designated for assignment right handed pitcher Sean Green. This movement will create room on the 40-man roster for catcher Mike Rivera. The Brewers also placed left handed pitcher Mitch Stetter on 15-day DL with left hip injury adds Haudricourt. Image by slgckgc under the Creative Commons [...]
    05/17/11
    Brewers invite four to Major League Spring Training
    The Milwaukee Brewers have invited four Minor Leaguers to the Major League Spring Training as non-roster invitee according to Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel. The four players are outfielders Caleb Gindl and Logan Schafer, infielder Zelous Wheeler and catcher Anderson De La Rosa. The Brewers now have invited 11 non-roster players to spring training. The others [...]
    01/06/11
    Marlins have interest in A.J. Pierzynski
    According to the Palm Beach Post’s Joe Capozzi, the Florida Marlins and free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski have mutual interest in each other. Capozzi cautions that Pierzynski may be too expensive for the Marlins. He made $6.75 million with the Chicago White Sox in 2011. In mid-September, we heard that the Marlins had planned to address [...]
    11/15/10
    Milwaukee Brewers sign catcher Mike Rivera
    According to Baseball America’s Mike Eddy, the Milwaukee Brewers have signed catcher Mike Rivera. Rivera, 33, was signed by the Florida Marlins in September and assigned to their Triple-A affiliate in New Orleans. Rivera was previously with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009 when he went .228/.326/.342 with 2 home runs and 14 RBIs in 41 games. [...]
    10/19/10
    Florida Marlins plan to address catcher in offseason
    One of the primary positions the Florida Marlins plan to address in the off season is catcher, according to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com. The Marlins lost catcher Ronny Paulino earlier this season to a 50 game suspension for violating MLB’s subtance abuse policy. The team signed catcher Mike Rivera and assigned him to Triple-A New [...]
    09/15/10
    Florida Marlins sign catcher Mike Rivera
    According to MLB.com’s transaction page, the Florida Marlins signed catcher Mike Rivera and assigned him to Triple-A New Orleans. The Marlins have been speaking about adding a catcher this week with manager Edwin Rodriguez saying the team was in the process of adding one. Rivera, 33, last played with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2009 when he went [...]
    09/02/10
    New York Yankees release catcher Mike Rivera
    Marc Craig of the The Newark Star-Ledger tweets that the New York Yankees have released catcher Mike Rivera. Rivera was signed by the Yankees in December to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. He batted .228 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI’s in 41 games for the Brewers in 2009. You [...]
    04/04/10
    Minor League Rumors: Dickey, Rivera
    MLB.com reports that New York Mets are close to signing knuckleballer R.A. Dickey to a Minor League contract.  Dickey appeared in 35 games with the Twins in 2009 going 1-1 with a 4.62 ERA.  You can see Dickey’s statistics here. Jon Paul Morosi reports that the New York Yankees have agreed to a minor league contract [...]
    12/22/09