Hector Rivera Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Hector J Rivera
Born 09/01/1978 in
Profile Ht.: 5'8" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: R / Throws: R
Drafted in the 57th round (1,568th overall) by the New York Yankees in 1996.

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