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Rene Rivera

Padres Career team 2013–2014
Number #47
Position Catcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 43
Height 5' 10"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Born Jul 31, 1983

Key Insights

2021
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Rivera hits Dallas Keuchel harder than anyone: 97.5 mph off the bat, against a median of 86.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Tanner Roark has struck Rivera out 5 times in 12 plate appearances, 41.7% of everything between them.

5 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the NYY, Rivera has hit .243 and slugged .595 over 39 plate appearances, his best of any club.

9 hits, 4 home runs and 8 strikeouts, against a .364 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Rivera cannot get the barrel to Mark Buehrle: 73.7 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 86.1 across the pitchers he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the LAD, Rivera has hit .143 and slugged .167 over 44 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

6 hits, 0 home runs and 18 strikeouts, against a .364 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
One opponent he has never solved, not once

Rivera has never got a hit off Justin Verlander: 0 for 8 across 9 plate appearances.

4 strikeouts and 1 walk in those 9 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 31, 1983
Birth Place Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Height 5' 10"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right