Carlos Rivero #19

Carlos Luis Rivero...enjoys music.

2012

Thrived in first Triple-A season, hitting a career-best .303 and tallying 39 extra-base hits...earned spot on Triple-A International League's postseason All-Star team after posting highest OPS (.783) of career in first year in Nationals system.

2011

Batted .270 with 38 doubles, 16 homers and 71 RBI en route to career-high .766 OPS in season spent primarily with Reading of the Double-A Eastern League.

2010

Second season with Akron (AA) ... Had a season-high 11-game hitting streak, 5/27-6/8 (.302, 13-43) ... Homered in consecutive games, 6/19-22 ... Batted .311 (14-45), 2 HR, 10 RBI over his final 12 games, 8/11-25 ... Had his season ended on 8/25 due to a left wrist sprain that required surgery on 9/2 to repair a scaphoid fracture

2009

Spent entire season in AA Akron where he hit .280 (49-175) in the second half with 11 2B, 6HR & 33 RBI in 49 games (.457SLG, .797OPS)...Made 131 appearances at short stop and compiled a fielding % of .972 (14E, 508TC)...Hit .296 (8-27) w/5RBI in 7 Eastern League playoff games and from August 1 thru the end of the season he hit .297 (35-118) with 9 2B, 3HR & 22RBI in 34 games...Homered in 3 straight games, July 30- August 1...Hit 2HR on August 16 vs. New Britain...Had 5RBI on April 30 vs. Harrisburg...On the year he hit .268 (38-142) off LHP, .231 (78-338) off RHP, .237 (50-211) with runners on base and .246 (28-114) with RISP...After the season he played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League where he hit .318 (28-88) with 6 2B, 2HR & 13RBI in 22 games, played mainly third base and appeared in the annual all-star game for top prospects...Added to the 40-man on Nov 20.

2008

2008 Spent the entire season at A Kinston and after the season was named the 10th best prospect in the Indians organization by Baseball America.

2007

Played in over 100 games for the first time and registered first solid offensive campaign ... was Single-A Lake County's regular shortstop and tallied 26 doubles, 7 home runs, 62 RBI and 47 walks in 116 games.

2006

In first domestic campaign, combined to hit .260 with 3 homers and 29 RBI in 53 games with Burlington of the Single-A Midwest League and the Rookie-level GCL Indians ... hit first career professional homer on July 7 at GCL Phillies.

2005

Kicked off pro career with CLE's Rookie-level Dominican Summer League entry, hitting .257 with 31 RBI in 66 games.