Alfonso Rivas
Alfonso Rivas | |
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Chicago Cubs – No. 67 | |
First baseman / Outfielder | |
Born: Chula Vista, California | September 13, 1996|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
August 29, 2021, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .318 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 3 |
Teams | |
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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[]
- ^ "Alfonso Rivas, torn between two countries, finds best of both worlds at UA".
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "#30 Alfonso Rivas - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ Skinner, Shane (2017-07-15). "Alfonso Rivas delivers again in the clutch for the Red Sox". Yarmouth - Dennis Red Sox. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Alumni report: LJCD grad making progress at Arizona". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ Kelapire, Ryan (2018-06-05). "Arizona's Alfonso Rivas selected in 4th round by Oakland Athletics". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Alfonso Rivas Is Racine MVP Award Winner". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rivas' homer rockets Aviators to Game 1 win". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs trade Tony Kemp to Oakland Athletics - Chicago Tribune".
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled".
- ^ "Iowa Cubs Initial Roster Released, Mostly Porting Over the Alternate Site Crew". www.bleachernation.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Daily Cubs Minors Recap: Myrtle Beach staff strikes out 13 in win; Injury updates | Cubs Den".
- ^ "Cubs call up Alfonso Rivas, an intriguing 1B prospect". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
- ^ "Cubs make several roster moves | CubsHQ".
- ^ "Alfonso Rivas collects first hit in Cubs loss".
- ^ "Wisdom, Rivas Homer As Cubs Beat Phillies – CBS Chicago".
- ^ "Chicago Cubs News: Alfonso Rivas to IL; Nick Martini recalled from Iowa - Bleed Cubbie Blue".
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Arizona Wildcats bio
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chula Vista, California
- Baseball players from California
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Chicago Cubs players
- Arizona Wildcats baseball players
- Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox players
- Vermont Lake Monsters players
- Stockton Ports players
- Las Vegas Aviators players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Iowa Cubs players