Armando Rivero
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 March 1988 | |
| Age | 36 years | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Armando Rivero Luzardo (born February 1, 1988) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Career
Rivero previously played for the Industriales in the Cuban National Series. After 2011 he defected from Cuba to pursue a Major League Baseball career. In March 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs worth $3.1 million. He made his debut in June of that year with the Kane County Cougars. He was later promoted to the Daytona Cubs and the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. He finished the season 0–1 with a 4.15 earned run average (ERA) and 45 strikeouts in 30 1⁄3 innings. After the season he played in the Arizona Fall League. Rivero started the 2014 season back with Tennessee. He was promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs in June. Rivero ended 2014 with a 5-1 record along with a 2.22 ERA. Rivero has been with Iowa since his 2014 promotion, posting a 3.16 ERA in 2015 and a 2.13 ERA in 2016.
On December 8, 2016, Rivero was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.