Alfonso Rivas

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Alfonso Rivas
Chicago Cubs – No. 67
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1996-09-13) September 13, 1996 (age 25)
Chula Vista, California
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 29, 2021, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.318
Home runs1
Runs batted in3
Teams

Alfonso Rivas III (born September 13, 1996) is a Mexican-American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Amateur career[]

Rivas was born on the side of the road along Interstate 805 and raised in Tijuana before moving to Chula Vista, California when he was in the fourth grade.[1] Rivas attended La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, California, graduating in 2015.[2] He enrolled at the University of Arizona where he played college baseball. In 2017, as a sophomore, he played in 58 games and batted .371 with seven home runs, 64 RBIs, and 54 runs.[3] He played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox that summer.[4][5] As a junior in 2018, Rivas appeared in 56 games in which he hit .347 with seven home runs and 52 RBIs.[6] Following the season's end, he was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the fourth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[7]

Professional career[]

Oakland Athletics organization[]

Rivas signed with Oakland and made his professional debut with the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, with whom he hit .285 with one home run, 28 RBIs, and 16 doubles over 61 games.[8] To begin the 2019 season, he was assigned to the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League (with whom he was named an All-Star) before being promoted to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in late August.[9][10] Over 122 games between the two clubs, he slashed .292/.387/.423 with nine home runs, sixty RBIs, and 26 doubles.[11]

Chicago Cubs[]

On January 13, 2020, Rivas was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tony Kemp.[12] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] He was assigned to the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A East to begin the 2021 season.[14] He missed nearly all of May and a majority of June due to injury.[15]

On August 28, 2021, the Cubs selected Rivas' contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[16] At the time of his promotion, he was slashing .284/.405/.411 with four home runs, 32 RBIs, and 13 doubles over 58 games with Iowa.[17] He made his MLB debut the next day starting at first base versus the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field, collecting two hits in three at-bats as the Cubs lost 13-1.[18] On September 14, he hit his first MLB home run against Kyle Gibson of the Philadelphia Phillies.[19] On September 21, he was placed on the injured list with a finger injury, thus ending his first MLB season prematurely; over 44 at-bats with the Cubs, Rivas batted .318 with one home run and three RBIs.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alfonso Rivas, torn between two countries, finds best of both worlds at UA".
  2. ^ "Next Level: 2014-15 college recruits". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2014-07-14. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  3. ^ Rosenblatt, Zack. "Top 50 for 2017-18: Alfonso Rivas has All-American potential after hitting over .370 for Arizona". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ^ "#30 Alfonso Rivas - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Skinner, Shane (2017-07-15). "Alfonso Rivas delivers again in the clutch for the Red Sox". Yarmouth - Dennis Red Sox. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  6. ^ "Alumni report: LJCD grad making progress at Arizona". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  7. ^ Kelapire, Ryan (2018-06-05). "Arizona's Alfonso Rivas selected in 4th round by Oakland Athletics". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. ^ "Alfonso Rivas Is Racine MVP Award Winner". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ^ Niendorf, Kevin. "Ports' Rivas grateful for chance in life and baseball". recordnet.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  10. ^ Lockard, Melissa. "A's minor-league season in review: Successful rehabs and the Las Vegas offense were the stories of the season". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  11. ^ "Rivas' homer rockets Aviators to Game 1 win". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  12. ^ "Chicago Cubs trade Tony Kemp to Oakland Athletics - Chicago Tribune".
  13. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled".
  14. ^ "Iowa Cubs Initial Roster Released, Mostly Porting Over the Alternate Site Crew". www.bleachernation.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  15. ^ "Daily Cubs Minors Recap: Myrtle Beach staff strikes out 13 in win; Injury updates | Cubs Den".
  16. ^ "Cubs call up Alfonso Rivas, an intriguing 1B prospect". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  17. ^ "Cubs make several roster moves | CubsHQ".
  18. ^ "Alfonso Rivas collects first hit in Cubs loss".
  19. ^ "Wisdom, Rivas Homer As Cubs Beat Phillies – CBS Chicago".
  20. ^ "Chicago Cubs News: Alfonso Rivas to IL; Nick Martini recalled from Iowa - Bleed Cubbie Blue".

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