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Juan Luis Rivera (born July 3, 1978 in Guarenas, Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Previously, Rivera played with the New York Yankees (2001-03) and Montreal Expos (2004). He bats and throws right-handed.

Rivera was signed by the Yankees as a non-draft amateur free agent in 1996 and made his debut in the 2001 season. When he came up to New York in midseason 2002, and while he showed promise, his .265 of batting average and one home run was a disappointment for the Yankees standard.

Sent back to Triple-A Columbus, Rivera was again recalled in 2003. This time he hit seven homers (including a multi-homer game) with 26 RBI. Although he is not known for his speed, Rivera is considered an above average fielder who gets a good jump on the ball, and is adept at playing the outfield corners: left and right field. He was traded to the Expos before the 2004 season. In Montreal he finished with a .307 batting average, 12 homers and 49 RBIs in 2004.

On November 19, 2004, he was sent along with shortstop Maicer Izturis to Anaheim in the same trade that brought outfielder José Guillén to the Washington Nationals. In his first season as an Angel, Rivera saw playing time as both an outfielder and a designated hitter. Although he started the season slowly, he stepped up his play in the final months of 2005 and finished with a .271 batting average and a career high 15 home runs and 59 RBIs in 106 games. Rivera is a career .283 hitter with 35 home runs and 140 RBI in 328 games.

Juan Rivera is the starting left fielder for the Venezuelan team in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.

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Athletes - Juan Rivera

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