René Rivera

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 215lb (178cm, 97kg)

Born: July 31, 1983 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Papa Juan HS (Bayamon, Puerto Rico).

High School: Papa Juan HS (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)

Debut: September 22, 2004 (Age 21-053d, 16,211th in MLB history)
vs. ANA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 2020 (Age 36-364d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: MDR Sports Management

Full Name: Rene Rivera

Nicknames: Moncho

Twitter: @ReneRivera13

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

AB

1423

H

314

HR

BA

.221

R

112

RBI

167

SB

OBP

.272

SLG

.353

OPS

.625

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2001	17	SEA-min	Rk,A-	36	123	116	16	28	5	0	4	15	0	0	3	30	.241	.262	.388	.650		45	1	1	1	2	0		MRE,EVR · ARIZ,NORW
2002	18	SEA-min	A-	62	256	227	29	55	18	1	1	26	5	2	16	38	.242	.314	.344	.657		78	3	9	1	3	1		EVR · NORW
2003	19	SEA-min	A	116	458	407	39	112	19	0	9	54	2	2	38	81	.275	.344	.388	.732		158	6	7	1	5	2		APP · MIDW
2004	20	SEA-min	A+,AAA	111	439	394	44	95	23	1	7	54	0	1	28	73	.241	.303	.358	.661		141	17	9	4	4	1		SBR,TAC · CALL,PCL
2004	20	SEA	AL	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2005	21	SEA-min	AA,AAA	71	272	261	23	69	17	1	3	27	1	1	9	47	.264	.292	.372	.663		97	8	1	1	0	2		SAN,TAC · TL,PCL
2005	21	SEA	AL	16	50	48	3	19	3	0	1	6	0	0	1	11	.396	.408	.521	.929	151	25	0	0	1	0	0	2/H
2006	22	SEA-min	AAA	1	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.000	1.667		3	0	0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
2006	22	SEA	AL	35	106	99	8	15	4	0	2	4	1	0	3	29	.152	.184	.253	.437	13	25	2	1	3	0	0	2

2007	23	SEA-min	AA	91	356	323	29	69	16	0	5	40	1	2	24	86	.214	.275	.310	.584		100	6	4	3	2	0		WTN · SOUL
2008	24	LAD-min	AA,AAA	75	279	252	25	63	12	0	9	30	0	1	22	52	.250	.313	.405	.718		102	7	2	1	2	0		JCK,LVG · SOUL,PCL
2009	25	NYM-min	AAA	68	258	239	22	56	14	0	9	30	0	0	12	66	.234	.272	.406	.678		97	10	2	1	4	1		BFL · IL
2010	26	NYY-min	AA,AAA	44	173	162	16	47	13	0	7	28	0	0	8	34	.290	.324	.500	.824		81	6	1	0	2	1		TRE,SWB · EL,IL
2011	27	MIN-min	AAA	43	166	149	15	40	12	0	5	24	0	0	11	27	.268	.325	.450	.775		67	5	2	3	1	0		ROC · IL
2011	27	MIN	AL	45	114	104	9	15	3	0	1	5	0	0	8	32	.144	.211	.202	.412	15	21	2	1	0	1	0	2/H

2012	28	MIN-min	AAA	95	326	288	31	65	14	1	10	34	0	1	30	62	.226	.307	.385	.693		111	7	4	4	0	0		ROC · IL
2013	29	SDP-min	AAA	74	276	251	36	86	18	0	5	38	0	2	17	42	.343	.382	.474	.856		119	9	2	1	5	0		TUC · PCL
2013	29	SDP	NL	23	71	67	4	17	3	1	0	7	0	0	2	16	.254	.268	.328	.596	72	22	1	0	0	2	1	2/H
2014	30	SDP	NL	103	329	294	27	74	18	1	11	44	0	0	27	76	.252	.319	.432	.751	116	127	6	3	3	2	3	2H/3
2015	31	TBR	AL	110	319	298	16	53	14	0	5	26	0	0	11	86	.178	.213	.275	.489	36	82	4	3	5	2	0	2/3HD
2016	32	NYM-min	AAA	8	29	25	3	7	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	3	.280	.357	.320	.677		8	0	1	1	0	0		LVG · PCL
2016	32	NYM	NL	65	207	185	12	41	4	0	6	26	0	0	16	54	.222	.291	.341	.632	71	63	4	3	1	2	3	2/H3D
2017	33	TOT	NL	74	237	218	23	55	9	0	10	35	0	1	14	70	.252	.305	.431	.736	94	94	4	3	1	1	3	2/H3
2017	33	NYM	NL	54	187	174	15	40	4	0	8	23	0	1	9	54	.230	.278	.391	.669	77	68	3	3	0	1	3	2/H3
2017	33	CHC	NL	20	50	44	8	15	5	0	2	12	0	0	5	16	.341	.408	.591	.999	154	26	1	0	1	0	0	2/H
2018	34	LAA-min	A+	6	25	21	4	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	3	5	.286	.400	.571	.971		12	0	1	0	0	0		SBR · CALL
2018	34	TOT	MLB	33	91	86	8	20	4	0	4	11	0	0	4	35	.233	.275	.419	.693	88	36	3	1	0	0	0	2/3HD
2018	34	LAA	AL	30	87	82	8	20	4	0	4	11	0	0	4	32	.244	.287	.439	.726	97	36	3	1	0	0	0	2/3HD
2018	34	ATL	NL	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2019	35	NYM-min	AAA	98	396	355	53	90	13	0	25	73	0	0	31	103	.254	.319	.501	.820		178	16	5	1	4	0		SYR · IL
2019	35	NYM	NL	9	20	17	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	4	.235	.350	.412	.762	104	7	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
2020	36	NYM	NL	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	39	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
12 Yrs				517	1551	1423	112	314	62	2	41	167	1	1	89	417	.221	.272	.353	.625	72	503	26	15	14	10	10
162 Game Avg.				162	486	446	35	98	19	1	13	52	0	0	28	131	.221	.272	.353	.625	72	158	8	5	4	3	3

NYM (4 yrs)				130	418	380	29	86	8	0	15	52	0	1	28	115	.226	.288	.366	.654	75	139	7	6	1	3	6
SEA (3 yrs)				53	159	150	11	34	7	0	3	10	1	0	4	41	.227	.252	.333	.585	54	50	2	1	4	0	0
SDP (2 yrs)				126	400	361	31	91	21	2	11	51	0	0	29	92	.252	.310	.413	.723	108	149	7	3	3	4	4
MIN (1 yr)				45	114	104	9	15	3	0	1	5	0	0	8	32	.144	.211	.202	.412	15	21	2	1	0	1	0
TBR (1 yr)				110	319	298	16	53	14	0	5	26	0	0	11	86	.178	.213	.275	.489	36	82	4	3	5	2	0
ATL (1 yr)				3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				20	50	44	8	15	5	0	2	12	0	0	5	16	.341	.408	.591	.999	154	26	1	0	1	0	0
LAA (1 yr)				30	87	82	8	20	4	0	4	11	0	0	4	32	.244	.287	.439	.726	97	36	3	1	0	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				279	872	789	68	192	34	2	28	115	0	1	62	226	.243	.303	.398	.701	94	314	15	9	5	7	10
AL (6 yrs)				238	679	634	44	122	28	0	13	52	1	0	27	191	.192	.231	.298	.529	45	189	11	6	9	3	0

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