Armando Rivero
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| Born: February 1, 1988 La Habana, Cuba |
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Armando Luzardo Rivero (born February 1, 1988) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Career
Rivero previously played for the Industriales in the Cuban National Series. After 2011 he defected from Cuba to pursue a Major League Baseball career.[1] In March 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs worth $3.1 million.[2][3][4] He made his debut in June of that year with the Kane County Cougars.[1][5] 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.[6] After the season he played in the Arizona Fall League.[7] Rivero started the 2014 season back with Tennessee. He was promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs in June.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cougars Insider: Armando Rivero travels hard road
- ↑ Cuban pitching prospect Rivero joins Cubs
- ↑ Cubs have signed Cuban fireballer Armando Rivero
- ↑ Report: Cubs' Rivero received $3.1 million bonus
- ↑ Second Half Changes: Johnson Promoted, Cuban Signee Joins Team
- ↑ Cubs getting an up-close look at Cuban pitcher Armando Rivero
- ↑ Four Smokies selected to play in Arizona Fall League
- ↑ Cubs promote Kris Bryant
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Kane County Cougars players
- Daytona Cubs players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Cuban baseball players
- Cuban defectors
- Vaqueros de la Habana players
- Industriales de La Habana players
- Mesa Solar Sox players
- Minor league baseball players
