Win–loss record 2–1 Role Baseball player Earned run average 2.79 Height 1.83 m | Strikeouts 43 Weight 68 kg Name Felipe Rivero Bats Left-handed | |
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Current team Washington Nationals (#73 / Pitcher) Profiles | ||
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Felipe Javier Rivero (born July 5, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Washington Nationals.
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Career
Rivero signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent on July 30, 2008. He represented the Rays at the 2012 All-Star Futures Game. He was added to the Rays' 40-man roster on November 20, 2012.
On February 13, 2014, Rivero was traded to the Washington Nationals, along with José Lobatón and Drew Vettleson, in exchange for Nate Karns. He suffered through elbow inflammation during the season, and was limited to 14 games started. After the 2014 regular season, the Nationals assigned Rivero to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League.
The Nationals transitioned Rivero into a relief pitcher during spring training in 2015. Rivero opened the 2015 season with the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA International League. On April 17, 2015, Rivero made his major league debut by coming in to pitch the top of the ninth inning in a 7–2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. He pitched one inning, allowing two hits and one run while striking out two batters. He went on the disabled list due to gastrointestinal bleeding on April 22. On June 1, the Nationals promoted Rivero to the major leagues from Syracuse. At the end of the season, Rivero was able to reach 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) with his fastball in relief. With Jonathan Papelbon suspended and Drew Storen injured, Rivero converted two save opportunities during the final week of the season. He finished the season with a 2.79 earned run average.
On July 30, 2016, the Nationals traded Rivero, along with Taylor Hearn, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mark Melancon.