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词条 T. J. Rivera
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Amateur career

  3. Professional career

     Minor league career  Major league career 

  4. International career

  5. Scouting report

  6. References

  7. External links

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| image = File:T. J. Rivera on March 2, 2019.jpg
| caption = Rivera with the Mets in 2019
| team = Free agent
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| position = Infielder
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| birth_place= The Bronx, New York
| bats = Right
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| debutdate = August 15
| debutyear = 2016
| debutteam = New York Mets
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| stat2label = Home runs
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| stat3label = Runs batted in
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Thomas Javier Rivera (born October 27, 1988) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2016 and 2017. Rivera is a native of New York City, and went undrafted after playing college baseball at Troy University. He made his MLB debut in 2016, and played for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

Personal life

Rivera was born to Tommy, a handyman, and Nilsa Rivera, an insurance adjuster.[1] Rivera is of Puerto Rican descent. His mother and father are from Aibonito and Ponce, Puerto Rico. He represented Puerto Rico at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[1] Rivera grew up as a fan of the New York Yankees, but also liked the Mets.[2][4] Rivera met his wife, Ashton, at Troy University.[3]

Amateur career

Rivera grew up in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the Bronx.[1] He played in local little leagues in Throgs Neck and Parkchester,[1][8][4] and often played sports including baseball on concrete fields or in the street.[5][6] In 2001 at the age of 12, Rivera played in a Little League district championship, eliminated by Danny Almonte and the "Baby Bombers" who went on to the Little League World Series.[7]

Rivera attended Herbert H. Lehman High School in eastern Bronx. After attending tryouts using a softball glove and playing junior varsity his freshman year, he went on to play varsity for three seasons while batting over .600 his junior and senior years.[5][8][4] Rivera began his college baseball career at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey where he then transferred to Wallace Community College in the Alabama Community College Conference, in Dothan, Alabama.[8][9][10] Rivera chose Wallace in order to play against tougher competition in warmer weather.[7] After two seasons, Rivera transferred to Troy University in Troy, Alabama, where he played for the Troy Trojans.[20] He graduated from Troy in 2011 majoring in criminal justice,[8][9][11] but went unselected in the Major League Baseball draft.[9][20]

Professional career

Minor league career

Former Mets catcher Mackey Sasser, Rivera's head coach at Wallace Community, recommended him to a scout for the New York Mets, who then signed him as a free agent.[12][13]

Rivera had a .301 batting average in 2011, splitting the season between the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League and the Brooklyn Cyclones of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[14] In 2014, Rivera hit .349 with five home runs and 75 runs batted in (RBIs) for the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League.[13] He returned to Binghamton to start the 2015 season, and was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) on May 16. Despite hitting .306 with 17 doubles in 54 games, the Mets demoted Rivera to Binghamton on August 1.[11] The Mets chose not to add Rivera to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season, exposing him to the Rule 5 draft; he went unselected.[13]

The Mets invited Rivera to spring training in 2016.[12] He began the 2016 season with Las Vegas.[15] He was named the PCL's Player of the Month for May, when he batted .373 with five home runs.[16] He ended the season as the PCL batting champion.[17]

Major league career

After batting .349 with 11 home runs and 90 RBIs for Las Vegas, and being named the PCL's Player of the Week for August 1 through 7,[2] the Mets promoted him to the Major Leagues on August 10.[18] He made his debut that night, starting at third base, and collected his first Major League hit in his debut.[19] He had a 2-run double against the San Diego Padres for the first two runs batted in of his Major League career. He hit his first major league home run on September 13, a go-ahead solo shot in the tenth inning off of Mark Melancon of the Washington Nationals.[20] Rivera batted .333 in 33 games for the Mets. He became the Mets' everyday second baseman toward the end of the season, due to the injuries of Neil Walker and Wilmer Flores,[21] and started the National League Wild Card game.[22]

In 2017, Rivera was named to his first ever Major League Opening Day roster.[23] He was sent down to AAA on June 11 to make room for Yoenis Céspedes, but recalled on June 13 after Asdrúbal Cabrera went on the disabled list.[24] The Mets placed Rivera on the 10-day disabled list on July 28, after a partial tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament.[44] He underwent Tommy John surgery towards the end of the 2017 campaign.[25] He hoped to return to the Mets around midseason, but an elbow sprain suffered while playing rehabilitation games in the minor leagues ended his season.[26] He recorded 22 plate appearances in the minor leagues during the 2018 season.[27]

Rivera continued to struggle with his rehabilitation during spring training in 2019.[28] On March 9, the Mets released Rivera.[29]

International career

Rivera played for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic as their first baseman.[30]

Scouting report

Rivera is known as a contact hitter with a compact line drive swing. Rivera has hit for high average throughout his career, batting over .300 at the minor league level.[12][5][10][31] He however does not hit for power or draw frequent walks, qualities which are highly valued in the sabermetric era.[5][32] Rivera credited playing wiffle ball as a youth with creating his swing.[5][6] Rivera has played second, third, and first base at the Major League level,[12][10][33] and has previously played shortstop in college and the minors.[12][10] He considers second base his natural position.[34]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/nota/tjriveraansiarepresentarapuertorico-2156440/|title=T.J. Rivera ansía representar a Puerto Rico|work=El Nuevo Día|first=Carlos|last=Rosa Rosa|date=January 29, 2016|accessdate=August 9, 2016}} {{es icon}}
2. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/sports/baseball/arizona-diamondbacks-ny-mets-t-j-rivera-class-aaa.html|title=Mets Call Up Infielder T. J. Rivera From Class AAA Las Vegas|first=Wayne|last=Epps Jr.|work=The New York Times|date=August 10, 2016|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Orgera|first1=Scott|title=Back to The Big Apple: T.J. Rivera’s Long Journey to the Major Leagues|url=http://mets.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/08/12/back-to-the-big-apple-t-j-riveras-long-journey-to-the-big-leagues/|accessdate=August 23, 2016|work=Baseball Prospectus|date=August 12, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Danny|title=Meet The Mets Newest Infielder, T.J. Rivera|url=http://www.latinosports.com/meet-mets-newest-infielder-t-j-rivera/2/|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=Latino Sports|date=August 11, 2016}}
5. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|last1=Trezza|first1=Joe|title=A Bronx tale: Rivera beats odds to Majors|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/229562388/mets-tj-rivera-beats-odds-to-majors/|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=MLB.com|date=May 11, 2017|location=New York City}}
6. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Wagner|first1=James|title=T.J. Rivera Shows Why the Mets Called Him Up|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/sports/baseball/t-j-rivera-shows-why-the-mets-called-him-up.html|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=August 17, 2016|location=Phoenix, Arizona}}
7. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Adam|title=Farm report: Bronx cheer for Rivera|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/44167/farm-report-bronx-cheer-for-rivera|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=ESPN.com|date=May 2, 2012}}
8. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=2011 Baseball Roster: T.J. Rivera|url=http://www.troytrojans.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2089|publisher=Troy University Athletics|accessdate=October 9, 2017|date=2011}}
9. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last1=Braziller|first1=Zach|title=This Yankees diehard grew up to play for Subway Series enemy|url=https://nypost.com/2017/08/14/this-met-grew-up-rooting-for-the-yankees-in-the-subway-series/|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=New York Post|date=August 14, 2017}}
10. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/92308/farm-report-undrafted-rivera-continues-rise|title=Farm report: Undrafted Rivera ascends|work=ESPN.com|first=Adam|last=Rubin|date=July 30, 2014|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}
11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/2015/08/22/mets-tj-rivera-swinging-perpetually-hot-bat/32198253/|title=B-Mets’ T.J. Rivera swinging a perpetually hot bat: Infielder won’t let demotion slow him down|first=Lynn|last=Worthy|work=Binghamton Press|date=August 22, 2015|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}
12. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-bronx-product-t-rivera-article-1.2559762|title=Mets like what they have in T.J. Rivera, who comes with Mackey Sasser’s endorsement|first=Anthony|last=McCarron|work=New York Daily News|date=March 10, 2016|accessdate=April 10, 2016}}
13. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/100402/farm-report-bronxs-t-j-rivera-impresses-despite-going-undrafted|title=Farm report: Bronx's T.J. Rivera impresses despite going undrafted|first=Adam|last=Rubin|work=ESPN.com|date=April 8, 2015|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2015/05/08/the-undrafted-2nd-baseman-who-may-be-slugging-way-up-to-mets/|title=The undrafted 2nd baseman who may be slugging way up to Mets|first=John |last=DeMarzo |date=May 8, 2015 |work=New York Post|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160516&content_id=178554882&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb|title=Rivera continues sweet stroke for 51s: Mets' No. 30 prospect scores four, plates three; Herrera homers again|first=Michael|last=Leboff|work=MiLB.com|date=May 17, 2016|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2016/08/who_is_tj_rivera_the_mets_newest_infielder.html|title=Who is T.J. Rivera, the Mets' newest infielder?|first=Ryan |last=Hatch | publisher=NJ Advance Media |work=NJ.com|date=August 10, 2016 |accessdate=August 10, 2016}}
17. ^{{cite news|last1=Burke|first1=Mack|title=Las Vegas' Rivera wins PCL batting crown|url=http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160905&content_id=199736652&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb|accessdate=September 18, 2016|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=September 5, 2016}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/123048/mets-to-promote-bronx-native-t-j-rivera|title=Mets to promote Bronx native T.J. Rivera|first=Adam|last=Rubin|work=ESPN.com|date=August 10, 2016|accessdate=August 10, 2016}}
19. ^{{cite web|last1=Kussoy|first1=Howie|title=‘Still feels unreal’: Mets’ T.J. Rivera’s long journey to the bigs|url=https://nypost.com/2016/08/11/still-feels-unreal-mets-t-j-riveras-long-journey-to-the-bigs/|accessdate=August 11, 2016|work=New York Post|date=August 11, 2016}}
20. ^{{cite news|last1=Puma|first1=Mike|title=T.J. Rivera’s first big league HR gives Mets thrilling win in 10th|url=https://nypost.com/2016/09/13/t-j-riveras-homer-in-10th-bails-out-reyes-familia-and-mets/|accessdate=September 14, 2016|work=New York Post|date=September 14, 2016}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/10/new-york-mets-tj-rivera-the-bronx-parents-house-wild-card-game-mlb|title=Mets' T.J. Rivera will commute to the wild card game from his parents' house|first=Ted|last=Berg|work=USA Today|date=October 4, 2016|accessdate=October 5, 2016}}
22. ^{{cite news|last1=Carig|first1=Marc|title=Perseverance pays off for Mets’ T.J. Rivera|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/perseverance-pays-off-for-mets-t-j-rivera-1.12410659|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=Newsday|date=October 5, 2016}}
23. ^{{cite news|last1=Carig|first1=Marc|title=Four Mets enjoy first time on Opening Day roster|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/four-mets-enjoy-first-time-on-opening-day-roster-1.13352101|accessdate=April 20, 2017|work=Newsday|date=April 2, 2017}}
24. ^{{cite news|last1=Cerrone|first1=Matthew|title=T.J. Rivera keeps hitting, but what's in store for his future?|url=https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/tj-rivera-keeps-hitting-but-whats-in-store-for-his-future/239660658|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=SportsNet New York|date=June 30, 2017}}
25. ^{{cite news|title=Josh Edgin had knee surgery; T.J. Rivera to have Tommy John surgery|url=https://www.sny.tv/mets/news/josh-edgin-had-knee-surgery-tj-rivera-to-have-tommy-john-surgery/252334726|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=SportsNet New York|date=September 5, 2017}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-t-j-rivera-1.27377566 |title=T.J. Rivera healthy and ready to compete for spot on Mets' roster |publisher=Newsday |date=February 17, 2019 |accessdate=March 9, 2019}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2019/02/22/tj-rivera-still-returning-surgery-shooting-ny-mets-roster/2935775002/ |title=TJ Rivera, recovering from surgery, shooting for NY Mets roster |publisher=Northjersey.com |date=February 22, 2019 |accessdate=March 9, 2019}}
28. ^{{cite web|last=Puma |first=Mike |url=https://nypost.com/2019/02/27/mets-t-j-rivera-sits-out-as-return-from-elbow-surgery-snags/ |title=Mets' T.J. Rivera sits out as return from elbow surgery snags |publisher=Nypost.com |date=February 27, 2019 |accessdate=March 9, 2019}}
29. ^{{cite news|last1=NY Mets|title="We have released INF T.J. Rivera. #Mets|url=https://twitter.com/Mets/status/1104410885395791872|accessdate=March 9, 2019|work=twitter.com|date=March 9, 2019}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/215455022/puerto-ricos-world-baseball-classic-roster/|title=Young stars join Beltran, Yadi for Puerto Rico|first=Chad|last=Thornburg|work=MLB.com|date=February 8, 2017|accessdate=March 14, 2017}}
31. ^{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Roger|title=Bronx native T.J. Rivera achieves dream of reaching majors in New York|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/123077/bronx-native-t-j-rivera-achieves-a-dream-to-reach-majors-in-new-york|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=ESPN.com|date=August 10, 2016}}
32. ^{{cite news|last1=Stypulkoski|first1=Matt|title=T.J. Rivera doesn't fit the Mets' usual mold, but 'he's dangerous'|url=http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2017/05/tj_rivera_doesnt_fit_the_mets_mold_but_hes_dangero.html|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=NJ.com|date=May 6, 2017}}
33. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Puma|first1=Mike|title=Two Mets provide hope that T.J. Rivera’s season isn’t over|url=https://nypost.com/2017/07/29/two-mets-provide-hope-that-t-j-riveras-season-isnt-over/|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=New York Post|date=July 29, 2017}}
34. ^{{cite news|last1=Mastracco|first1=Abbey|title=Can Mets' T.J. Rivera stick in the big leagues?|url=http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2017/05/can_mets_tj_rivera_stick_in_the_big_leagues.html|accessdate=October 9, 2017|work=NJ.com|date=May 5, 2017}}

External links

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