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Name
  
Armando Rivero


Role
  
Baseball Player

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Armando Rivero, RHP, Chicago Cubs


2014 Cubs Spring Training - Armando Rivero


Armando Rivero Luzardo (born February 1, 1988) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.

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Career

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Rivero previously played for the Industriales in the Cuban National Series. After 2011 he defected from Cuba to pursue a Major League Baseball career. In March 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs worth $3.1 million. He made his debut in June of that year with the Kane County Cougars. He was later promoted to the Daytona Cubs and the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. He finished the season 0–1 with a 4.15 earned run average (ERA) and 45 strikeouts in  30 1⁄3 innings. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Rivero started the 2014 season back with Tennessee. He was promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs in June. Rivero ended 2014 with a 5-1 record along with a 2.22 ERA. Rivero has been with Iowa since his 2014 promotion, posting a 3.16 ERA in 2015 and a 2.13 ERA in 2016.

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On December 8, 2016, Rivero was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.


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Armando Rivero Armando Riveros path to Iowa began with a daring escape from Cuba

References

Armando Rivero Wikipedia
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