IL1 Buffalo Bisons

Bisons Add C Rene Rivera to Roster

Published on May 13, 2009 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, today announced that C Rene Rivera has been promoted to the team from the Brooklyn Cyclones (A) roster.

To make roster room, INF/OF Nick Evans has been transferred to Binghamton (AA).

Rivera, 25, was on the Bisons Opening Day roster and played in six games with the team. He hit .182 (4-22) with a double and two walks. He threw out three of the seven base runners trying to steal (43%). On April 28, Rivera was transferred to Brooklyn.

In 2008, Rivera hit .250 (63-252) with nine home runs and 30RBI in 75 games between Jacksonville (AA) and Las Vegas (AAA) in the Los Angeles Dodgers' system.

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