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Sebastián Rivero
Sebastián Rivero
Salt Lake Bees • Catcher
Age 27 • 6' 1" • 210 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2021-05-08
Born: Maracay • Venezuela
2025 Stats
G
11
AB
33
H
6
HR
0
RBI
2
R
4
SB
1
AVG
.182
OBP
.206
SLG
.242
OPS
.448
Career Stats
G
45
AB
99
H
17
HR
0
RBI
6
R
7
SB
1
AVG
.172
OBP
.226
SLG
.212
OPS
.438
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2021 KC 17 44 40 7 — 3 — .175 .250 .225 .475
2022 KC 17 29 26 4 — 1 — .154 .214 .154 .368
2025 LAA 11 34 33 6 — 2 1 .182 .206 .242 .448
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2019 KC 61082 ——— .250.400.375.775
2020 KC 532— ——— .000.333.000.333
2021 KC 6772 14— .286.286.8571.143
2022 KC 5441 ——— .250.250.250.500
2023 CWS 1515152 —1— .133.133.133.266
2024 ATL 6981 —1— .125.222.125.347
2025 LAA 712101 ——— .100.250.100.350
2026 LAA 1936286 —8— .214.371.250.621
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2025-09-28 vs HOU 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-09-24 vs KC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-09-18 @ MIL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-17 @ MIL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-14 @ SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2025-09-13 @ SEA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-12 @ SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2025-09-11 @ SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2025-09-10 vs MIN 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
2025-09-09 vs MIN 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2025-09-08 vs MIN 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2026-02-04
Los Angeles Angels invited non-roster C Sebastián Rivero to spring training.
2025-12-03
Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Sebastián Rivero to a minor league contract.
2025-11-21
C Sebastián Rivero elected free agency.
2025-09-08
Los Angeles Angels selected the contract of C Sebastián Rivero from Salt Lake Bees.
2025-03-26
C Sebastián Rivero roster status changed by Los Angeles Angels.
2025-03-26
C Sebastián Rivero roster status changed by Los Angeles Angels.
2024-12-12
C Sebastián Rivero roster status changed by Los Angeles Angels.
2024-12-12
Los Angeles Angels signed free agent C Sebastián Rivero to a minor league contract.
2024-02-02
Atlanta Braves invited non-roster C Sebastián Rivero to spring training.
2023-11-13
Atlanta Braves signed free agent C Sebastián Rivero to a minor league contract.
2022-12-13
Chicago White Sox signed free agent C Sebastian Rivero to a minor league contract.
2022-12-13
C Sebastian Rivero roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.
2022-11-16
Kansas City Royals released C Sebastian Rivero.
2022-11-10
Kansas City Royals designated C Sebastian Rivero for assignment.
2022-08-23
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-08-10
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-08-03
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-07-18
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-07-14
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-05-28
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-05-17
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-05-13
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-05-09
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-05-09
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-05-08
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
2022-03-31
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2021-10-01
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2021-09-21
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2021-09-04
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2021-07-16
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2021-06-20
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2021-05-14
C Sebastian Rivero assigned to Omaha Storm Chasers from Kansas City Royals.
2021-05-03
Kansas City Royals recalled C Sebastian Rivero from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2021-03-16
Kansas City Royals optioned C Sebastian Rivero to Omaha Storm Chasers.
2020-11-21
Kansas City Royals selected the contract of C Sebastian Rivero.
2020-11-20
Kansas City Royals selected the contract of C Sebastian Rivero from Omaha Storm Chasers.
2020-02-10
Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C Sebastian Rivero to spring training.
2019-01-08
Kansas City Royals invited non-roster C Sebastian Rivero to spring training.
2018-03-23
C Sebastian Rivero assigned to Kansas City Royals.
2015-07-10
Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Sebastian Rivero to a minor league contract.
Scouting Report
Statcast-style percentiles • Basenerd theme
Season 2025
Batting
xwOBA
8
0.204
xBA
12
0.168
xSLG
15
0.278
Avg EV
23
86.9
Barrel%
58
8.3%
HardHit%
16
29.2%
SweetSpot%
93
41.7%
Chase%
2
49.1%
Whiff%
13
35.4%
K%
37
26.5%
BB%
11
2.9%
Percentiles are computed within season pool • colors: blue (low) → gray (avg) → red (high).
Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: generic.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
Pitch # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
4-Seam Fastball 41 32.3% 48.8% 34.8% .143 40.0%
Cutter 22 17.3% 63.6% 29.4% .250 16.7%
Sinker 20 15.7% 70.0% 0.0% .000 33.3%
Slider 15 11.8% 40.0% 50.0% .200 50.0%
Changeup 8 6.3% 37.5% 50.0% .250 66.7%
Sweeper 7 5.5% 71.4% 50.0% .333 0.0%
Curveball 6 4.7% 50.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Splitter 3 2.4% 33.3% 100.0% .000 0.0%
Eephus 2 1.6% 50.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Slurve 2 1.6% 100.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Knuckle Curve 1 0.8% 100.0% 0.0% .000 0.0%
Total 127 100.0% 55.1% 31.6% .182 29.2%
Results by Pitch Category
Category # Usage% Zone% Whiff% AVG HardHit%
Fastball 83 65.4% 57.8% 26.0% .167 28.6%
Breaking 31 24.4% 54.8% 36.8% .200 16.7%
Offspeed 13 10.2% 38.5% 50.0% .200 50.0%
Total 127 100.0% 55.1% 31.6% .182 29.2%
MLB Avg - - 50.6% 25.3% .245 41.0%
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