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JO ADELLSTIÁN RIVERO
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BORN: NOV. 16, 1998 OPENING DAY AGE: 26
BIRTHPLACE: MARACAY, VZ RESIDES: MARIARA, VZ
MLB SERVICE: 141 DAYS
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT, DEC. 12, 2024
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 2/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE RIVERO
RIVERO’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2016— DSL Royals .333 8 27 3 9 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .357 1
AZL Royals .269 38 134 15 36 10 0 0 20 1 1 1 6 0 28 0 0 1 .343 .303 4
2017— Burlington .265 48 189 18 50 8 1 4 28 0 2 1 6 0 30 0 0 1 .381 .288 6
2018— Lexington .258 77 279 41 72 16 0 7 34 4 4 2 17 0 59 0 1 6 .391 .301 5
2019— Wilmington .212 91 288 23 61 14 1 1 24 8 5 6 19 0 75 2 2 12 .278 .270 12
Omaha .375 3 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 0
2020— DID NOT PLAY - No Minor League Season
2021— KANSAS CITY .175 17 40 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 15 0 0 1 .225 .250 0
Omaha .260 42 150 18 39 7 1 3 26 0 0 3 10 1 45 2 1 3 .380 .319 2
2022— NW Arkansas .218 42 156 22 34 15 0 5 27 1 3 3 15 0 38 1 0 3 .410 .294 6
KANSAS CITY .154 17 26 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 .154 .214 0
2023— Charlotte .232 58 194 17 45 11 1 4 26 0 5 5 9 0 42 0 1 6 .361 .277 9
Birmingham .167 15 48 8 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 9 0 0 0 .188 .259 5
2024— Gwinnett .213 29 89 8 19 4 0 0 7 1 0 0 7 0 20 1 0 1 .258 .271 4
Mississippi .169 46 148 7 25 8 0 1 19 3 1 3 7 0 38 0 0 4 .243 .220 9
MAJOR TOTALS .167 34 66 3 11 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 5 0 25 0 0 1 .197 .236 0
MINOR TOTALS .235 497 1710 183 401 94 4 25 217 19 21 25 102 1 387 6 5 37 .338 .284 63
2024 SEASON
◆ Began season with Triple-A Gwinnett...Batted .213 (19/89) with eight runs scored, four doubles, and seven RBI
in 29 games.
◆ Assigned to Double-A Mississippi on June 11...Appeared in 46 games and batted .169 with seven runs scored,
eight doubles, one home run, and 19 RBI.
◆ Played 67 games at catcher across both levels in 2024, and posted a .980 fielding percentage behind the plate
over 552.1 innings...Appeared in one game at first base for Gwinnett.
◆ Threw out 22 of 90 attempted base-stealers.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made Major League debut with Kansas City on May 8, 2021 against White Sox.
◆ 2018 Carlos Fortuna Award winner, recognizing a player who is dedicated to improving his English, work ethic and conduct.
◆ 2018 South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 10, 2015...Signed by Royals as international free agent.
◆ Dec. 12, 2024...Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Sebastián Rivero Aguilar.
◆ Resides in Mariara, Carabobo, Venezuela during the offseason with his wife, Loana, and son, Sebastian Enrique.
◆ Originally signed by Royals scouts Richard Castro, Alberto Garcia, & Orlando Estevez.

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