Carlos Rivero (baseball)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivero and the second or maternal family name is Milán.
Carlos Rivero
Rivero playing for the 2017 Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Free agent
Third baseman
Born: (1988-05-20) May 20, 1988 (age 36)
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 29, 2014, for the Boston Red Sox
NPB: July 22, 2017, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
MLB statistics
(through 2014 season)
Batting average.571
Home runs1
Runs batted in3
NPB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average.215
Home runs6
Runs batted in21
Teams

Carlos Luis Rivero Milán (born May 20, 1988) is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Rivero was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2005, and played for them for five minor league seasons (2006–2010) before joining the Philadelphia Phillies (2011) and Washington Nationals (2012–2013) organizations. He initially began as a strong-armed shortstop before being moved to third base, and has also spent time in left field. The Red Sox signed him in December 2013.[1][2]

In between, Rivero played winter baseball for the Leones del Caracas, Bravos de Margarita and Cardenales de Lara clubs of the LVBP.[3]

  1. ^ "Carlos Rivero page". Soxprospects.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Baseball Reference Minor Leagues – Carlos Rivero Statistics". Baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Carlos Luis Rivero". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014.