1976
Born September 8, 1976
Rio Piedras, , P.R.
Mike Rivera Notable
b. September 8, 1976 · Detroit Tigers 2001–2002, San Diego Padres 2003, Milwaukee Brewers 2006–2009, 2011, Florida Marlins 2010
Mike Rivera played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 2001 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2011.
Across 189 games he batted .239, with 131 hits and 51 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 32 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He played 172 games behind the plate, with 1,065 putouts and 14 errors. He turned 7 double plays.
He was born in Rio Piedras, P.R. on September 8, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | DET | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 2002 | DET | 39 | 132 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 0 | .227 |
| 2003 | SDP | 19 | 53 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .170 |
| 2006 | MIL | 46 | 142 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 0 | .268 |
| 2007 | MIL | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .231 |
| 2008 | MIL | 21 | 62 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .306 |
| 2009 | MIL | 41 | 114 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 1 | .228 |
| 2010 | FLA | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | MIL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 189 | 548 | 51 | 131 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 69 | 43 | 118 | 3 | .239 |
On this day & linked events
2001
Major-league debut: Mike Rivera
Mike Rivera made a major-league debut on September 18, 2001.
2011
Final major-league game: Mike Rivera
Mike Rivera played a final major-league game on May 20, 2011.