Rubén Rivera Moreno (b. November 14, 1973, in Chorrera, Panama) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1995 to 2003 for five different major league teams. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. His cousin, Mariano Rivera, is a long-time closer for the New York Yankees. Mariano Rivera (born November 29, 1969 in Panama City, Panama) is a Professional baseball player In Baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL) is a Relief pitcher who specializes in closing out The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
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Career and travels
Rivera was signed by the New York Yankees in 1990. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) On April 22, 1997, he was traded with pitcher Rafael Medina and US $3 million to the San Diego Padres for infielder Homer Bush and minor leaguer Gordon Amerson and two players to be named later -- who turned out to be the highly anticipated Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu (who had refused to sign with the Padres, who had acquired MLB rights to him from his Japanese team, the Lotte Orions) and minor leaguer Vernon Maxwell. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Rafael Medina Rodríguez (born October 8, 1979 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat Homer Giles Bush (born November 12, 1972 in East St Louis Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan Hideki Irabu ( Japanese: 伊良部 秀輝 born in Hirara (now Miyakojima) Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on May 15, The are a professional Baseball team in Japan's Pacific League, based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region. It was supposed to be a deal to help both teams, but Irabu was a major disappointment for the Yankees, and Rivera turned out to be at least a minor disappointment for the Padres, as he was never able to get on base on a regular basis during his four seasons in the Padres organization, mostly with the parent team (including as a starter in 2000 and 2001), and his considerable power did not sufficiently compensate for that major failing. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. He was released shortly before the 2001 season. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
The Cincinnati Reds signed him for the 2001 season, but he did not perform any better for the Reds in a reserve role than he did the Padres. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA They would waive him after the season, and the San Francisco Giants would temporarily pick him up but would release him a month later without his having played a game for them. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Early in 2002, his old team, the Yankees, signed him as a free agent, but would release him during spring training after an infamous incident (see below), and the Texas Rangers signed him for the season. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft He performed poorly for them in a reserve role and was released immediately following the season. Early in 2003, the Giants, who had previously briefly owned his rights, signed him as a free agent. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. However, following the second infamous incident involving Rivera in his career (see below), the Giants released him on June 3, 2003. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering He has not since resurfaced in the majors.
For his career, Rivera finished with a . 216 batting average, with a . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 307 on base percentage and a . In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 393 slugging percentage in 662 games. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter.
Two embarrassing incidents
Fairly or not, Rivera would become known for two incidents where he showed lack of judgment, one off the field and one on.
Derek Jeter glove incident
After a 2002 spring training game, Rivera took teammate Derek Jeter's glove and bat, and then sold them to a sports memorabilia dealer, reportedly for $2,500. Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player [1] After this became known, his teammates allegedly voted him off the team, and the Yankees front office abided by that vote and released him. When the incident became public, Rivera apologized. [2]
Baserunning gaffe
The other incident for which Rivera is known happened on the field, also involving famed baseball broadcaster Jon Miller and involved multiple errors by both Rivera himself and the Arizona Diamondbacks defense on May 27, 2003. Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed With one out in the bottom of the ninth in a 2-2 game, Rivera was a pinch runner on first base for Andres Galarraga, who had reached on a Tony Womack error. Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (ˌɡæləˌɹɑɡə in English and /ɡalaˈraɡa/ in Spanish) (born June 18, 1961 in Caracas Venezuela Anthony Darrell Womack (born September 25 1969 in Danville Virginia) is a former Second baseman and Shortstop in Major League Marquis Grissom then hit a fly ball to deep right-center field, which David Dellucci misjudged; by this time, Rivera, who had gone past second base, was on his way back to first base, believing that Dellucci would catch the ball -- but he failed to tag second base as he was going back. Marquis Deon Grissom, nicknamed " Grip " (first name mɑrˈkiːs (born April 17, 1967 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former Major League David Michael Dellucci (born October 31, 1973 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians Realizing his mistake, he then went back to step on second base, and then decided to try for third base. He would be out easily except that Junior Spivey's relay throw bounced off the glove of Alex Cintrón, covering third base. Ernest Lee "Junior" Spivey Jr (born January 28, 1975 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a Second baseman, formerly in Major League Alexander Cintrón (born December 17, 1978 in) is a Major League Baseball Infielder who is currently a Shortstop for the Having reached third base, Rivera, chose to go for home, but the ball bounced to Womack, and Womack threw him out easily at home, preventing the would-be winning run.
Miller, when he was calling the play, after Rivera was thrown out, made the following statement, often-played on highlight shows for some time after the play:
- That was the worst baserunning in the history of the game!
The gaffe probably was not the only reason why Rivera was released by the Giants seven days later, but it certainly did not help.
The Aftermath
The Chicago White Sox signed Rivera to play for Triple A Charlotte Knights for 2006.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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