Juan Rivera is an outfielder in major league baseball. He's a left fielder for the Los Angeles Angels and wears number 20. He is managed by Mike Scioscia.
I mentioned earlier than the new Bill James Handbook* rates Juan Rivera the worst baserunner in baseball 2009, at about 40 total bases lost compared to the average player. Here’s how it breaks down, compared to an excellent baserunner, Chone Figgins (+35) and a slow, but more effective, baserunner, Mike Napoli (+7). (Overall, the Angels [...] Read Full Story
I mentioned earlier than the new Bill James Handbook* rates Juan Rivera the worst baserunner in baseball 2009, at about 40 total bases lost compared to the average player. Here’s how it breaks down, compared to an excellent baserunner, Chone Figgins (+35) and a slow, but more effective, baserunner, Mike Napoli (+7). (Overall, the Angels [...] Read Full Story
* Juan Rivera stood in the vicinity of home plate for several seconds Monday night admiring his eighth-inning home run, which turned out to be an eighth-inning double. The marine layer knocked it down and it short-hopped the wall. Manager Mike Scioscia said he addressed the lapse with his left fielder.
“It’s not what we’re about [...] Read Full Story
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Tonight is Game 16 of 20 between off days for the Angels (part of a 50-games-in-52-days finish to the regular season) so Angels manager Mike Scioscia gave SS Erick Aybar and LF Juan Rivera the day off.
Tonight’s lineups:
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3B Chone Figgins
RF Bobby Abreu
CF Torii Hunter
DH Vladimir Guerrero
1B Kendry Morales
SS Maicer Izturis
C Mike Napoli
LF Gary Matthews Jr.
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Angels left fielder Juan Rivera apologized to manager Mike Scioscia for breaking out into a home run trot a little too early during his RBI double in the eighth inning of Monday’s 5-2 win over the Yankees. Read Full Story
* Manager Mike Scioscia said outfielder Juan Rivera had an MRI that showed nothing beyond the strained hamstring he has been diagnosed with. Scioscia expects Rivera to play at some point this weekend.
As for Torii Hunter and Vlad Guerrero, expect it to be a matter of weeks, from the sound of things.
Then again, the Angels [...] Read Full Story
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Outfielder Juan Rivera has now missed the past seven games (and nine of the past 12) with his right hamstring injury.
But Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Rivera has increased his running in pre-game workouts and could be back in the lineup any day now – perhaps as early as Sunday – at DH.
“We’re day-to-day for sure,” [...] Read Full Story
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With Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero both unavailable tonight, Angels manager Mike Scioscia pieced together a lineup around their most dangerous hitter — Juan Rivera.
Since June 1, Rivera leads the American League in RBI (33) and total bases (83). Over his past 24 games, Rivera has batted .344 (33 for 96) with 10 home runs [...] Read Full Story
Angels manager Mike Scioscia doesn’t think Juan Rivera’s sore right hamstring will warrant a trip to the disabled list, but Rivera was absent from the lineup on Monday for the second day in a row. Read Full Story
Angels manager Mike Scioscia doesn’t think Juan Rivera’s sore right hamstring will warrant a trip to the disabled list, but Rivera was absent from the lineup on Monday for the second day in a row. Read Full Story
