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Ted Williams League
10-13-2439
Mike Rivera Starting Pitcher
Retired (2026, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.01 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 78-91 Status Deceased (2055) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 66 Date of Birth 07-06-1989
K 983 Drafted Round 3, Pick 43
(2011)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(37 games)
IP 1400.0
WHIP 1.26
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B-   Mentor Val C 
Speed D  Bunt D+ Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm C- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
2011 Minors 22 67.00 2 / 8 8 / 34 3 / 25 13 / 67
2012 Minors 23 66.00 1 / 4 6 / 34 6 / 28 13 / 66
2013 Minors 24 61.00 0 / 4 8 / 31 1 / 26 9 / 61
2014 Minors 25 72.00 0 / 6 5 / 32 8 / 34 13 / 72
2015 Minors 26 84.00 0 / 11 4 / 31 2 / 42 6 / 84
2016 Minors 27 50.00 2 / 6 5 / 17 3 / 27 10 / 50
2017 Minors 28 56.00 1 / 4 2 / 31 1 / 21 4 / 56
2017 Majors 28 6.91 24 4 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 6
2018 Majors 29 29.03 100 16 61 0 / 2 4 / 16 1 / 11 5 / 29
2019 Majors 30 38.29 122 25 37 1 / 8 2 / 14 2 / 16 5 / 38
2020 Majors 31 41.09 130 26 25 0 / 10 0 / 14 0 / 17 0 / 41
2021 Majors 32 45.28 162 21 0 1 / 8 1 / 26 0 / 11 2 / 45
2022 Majors 33 42.87 130 17 32 0 / 7 0 / 13 1 / 22 1 / 42
2023 Majors 34 41.17 130 27 32 -2 / 11 -8 / 17 -2 / 13 -12 / 41
2024 Majors 35 48.46 162 32 0 -3 / 12 -1 / 18 0 / 18 -4 / 48
2025 Majors 36 47.01 162 32 0 -2 / 11 -4 / 18 0 / 18 -6 / 47
2026 Majors 37 42.90 145 28 0 -1 / 12 -6 / 9 -3 / 21 -10 / 42
Total 1267 228 187 0 / 124 26 / 358 23 / 353 49 / 835
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Mike Rivera has retired from the Tampa Bay Tropics
2026-06-29The Tampa Bay Tropics have acquired Mike Rivera from the waiver wire.
2026-06-10The Pittsburgh Buckles have promoted Dummy Earle to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Buckles have designated Mike Rivera for assignment.
2023-08-13Mike Rivera of the Pittsburgh Buckles is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
2022-08-26Mike Rivera of the Pittsburgh Buckles is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
2020-04-04Mike Rivera of the Pittsburgh Buckles is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
2019-06-05Mike Rivera of the Pittsburgh Buckles is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
2019-04-04A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Buckles and the Philadelphia Newshounds. The Philadelphia Newshounds receive Win Mientkiewicz, Draft Pick 2022 Round 1 PIT (Randy Tremie) from the Pittsburgh Buckles in exchange for Mike Rivera, Draft Pick 2022 Round 3 PHI (Lep Nordbrook).
2019-04-01The Philadelphia Newshounds have placed Mike Rivera on the trade block.
2018-06-27Mike Rivera of the Philadelphia Newshounds is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
2018-04-27Mike Rivera of the Philadelphia Newshounds is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
2017-09-05The Philadelphia Newshounds have promoted Mike Rivera to the major league team.