T.J. Rivera
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1998 (27 years old)
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White
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Thomas Javier Rivera (born October 27, 1988) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. Rivera is a native of New York City, and went undrafted after playing college baseball at Troy University. He made his MLB debut in 2016, and played for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Personal life
Rivera was born to Tommy, a handyman, and Nilsa Rivera, an insurance adjuster. Rivera is of Puerto Rican descent. His mother and father are from Aibonito and Ponce, Puerto Rico. He represented Puerto Rico at the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Rivera grew up as a fan of the New York Yankees, but also liked the Mets. Rivera met his wife, Ashton, at Troy University.
Amateur career
Rivera grew up in the Throgs Neck neighborhood of the Bronx. He played in local little leagues in Throgs Neck and Parkchester, and often played sports including baseball on concrete fields or in the street. In 2001 at the age of 12, Rivera played in a Little League district championship, eliminated by Danny Almonte and the "Baby Bombers" who went on to the Little League World Series. (The Baby Bombers had their wins wiped out retroactively due to the Almonte fraud.)
Rivera attended Herbert H. Lehman High School in eastern Bronx. After attending tryouts using a softball glove and playing junior varsity his freshman year, he went on to play varsity for three seasons while batting over .600 his junior and senior years. Rivera began his college baseball career at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey where he then transferred to Wallace Community College in the Alabama Community College Conference, in Dothan, Alabama. Rivera chose Wallace in order to play against tougher competition in warmer weather. After two seasons, Rivera transferred to Troy University in Troy, Alabama, where he played for the Troy Trojans. He graduated from Troy in 2011 majoring in criminal justice, but went unselected in the Major League Baseball draft.
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| Positions Played | MLB | 2017 | 53H4/7 |
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| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
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| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2017 | 2 |
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| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2017 | 1 |
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| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2017 | 5 |
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| GIDP | MLB | 2017 | 4 |
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| Total Bases | MLB | 2017 | 92 |
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| Rbat+ | MLB | 2017 | 112 |
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| rOBA | MLB | 2017 | .345 |
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| OPS+ | MLB | 2017 | 103 |
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| OPS | MLB | 2017 | .760 |
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| SLG | MLB | 2017 | .430 |
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| OBP | MLB | 2017 | .330 |
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| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2017 | .290 |
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| Strikeouts | MLB | 2017 | 32 |
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| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2017 | 9 |
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| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2017 | 0 |
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| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2017 | 1 |
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| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2017 | 27 |
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| Home Runs | MLB | 2017 | 5 |
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| Triples | MLB | 2017 | 1 |
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| Doubles | MLB | 2017 | 13 |
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| Hits | MLB | 2017 | 62 |
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| Runs Scored | MLB | 2017 | 27 |
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| At Bats | MLB | 2017 | 214 |
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| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2017 | 231 |
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| Games Played | MLB | 2017 | 73 |
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| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2017 | 0.8 |
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| Positions Played | MLB | 2016 | 4/5H3 |
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| Intentional Bases on Balls | MLB | 2016 | 0 |
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| Sacrifice Flies | MLB | 2016 | 4 |
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| Sacrifice Hits | MLB | 2016 | 0 |
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| Times Hit by a Pitch | MLB | 2016 | 1 |
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| GIDP | MLB | 2016 | 2 |
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| Total Bases | MLB | 2016 | 50 |
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| Rbat+ | MLB | 2016 | 127 |
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| rOBA | MLB | 2016 | .366 |
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| OPS+ | MLB | 2016 | 120 |
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| OPS | MLB | 2016 | .821 |
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| SLG | MLB | 2016 | .476 |
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| OBP | MLB | 2016 | .345 |
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| Hits/At Bats | MLB | 2016 | .333 |
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| Strikeouts | MLB | 2016 | 17 |
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| Bases on Balls/Walks | MLB | 2016 | 3 |
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| Caught Stealing | MLB | 2016 | 0 |
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| Stolen Bases | MLB | 2016 | 0 |
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| Runs Batted In | MLB | 2016 | 16 |
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| Home Runs | MLB | 2016 | 3 |
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| Triples | MLB | 2016 | 1 |
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| Doubles | MLB | 2016 | 4 |
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| Hits | MLB | 2016 | 35 |
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| Runs Scored | MLB | 2016 | 10 |
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| At Bats | MLB | 2016 | 105 |
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| Plate Appearances | MLB | 2016 | 113 |
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| Games Played | MLB | 2016 | 33 |
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| Wins Above Replacement for position players | MLB | 2016 | 0.9 |
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