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Rivera

Rivera is one of the higher profile minor league free agents this offseason after appearing in 383 games in the majors since 2021. The 29-year-old corner infielder posted a pedestrian .575 OPS in 127 plate appearances over 42 games this past season for the Orioles. He offers some appeal as a lefty-mashing platoon option moving forward.

Rivera, 29, was designated for assignment and went unclaimed, as expected. The infielder will either elect free agency or report back to Triple-A. At this point, it doesn’t really matter.

There’s no room for Rivera within Baltimore’s infield mix with Jordan Westburg back from the injured list. The 29-year-old third baseman figures to pass through waivers unclaimed and get a head start on free agency.

Rivera, 29, was designated for assignment at the start of July, but Baltimore needs some infield depth and he’ll head back as a reserve for the time being.

The 29-year-old infielder has now been promoted to the big leagues, designated for assignment and sent outright to Triple-A Norfolk twice in the past month. He’ll continue to function as surplus infield depth for the O’s.

Rivera winds up losing his spot on Baltimore’s 40-man roster with the club needing to call up veteran backstop Jacob Stallings as emergency catching depth in the wake of Chadwick Tromp’s back injury.

Rivera was just designated for assignment and sent outright to Triple-A Norfolk in mid-June, but he’ll return as the Orioles are in need of extra infield depth with Jordan Westburg (finger) banged up. Rivera has hit just .232/.303/.275 with no home runs, three RBI and a 12/6 K/BB ratio in 76 plate appearances with the O’s this season.

The 28-year-old infielder had been designated for assignment earlier in the week, but he passed through waivers unclaimed and has accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A. Rivera slashed a meager .232/.303/.275 with zero homers, three RBI and a 12/6 K/BB ratio in his 76 plate appearances with the O’s.

Rivera hit .232/.303/.275 in 76 plate appearances while Jordan Westburg was out. There’s little upside here, but Rivera is competent enough that someone might want to add him to their infield.

Ramon Urias was activated off the IL on Wednesday, and both he and Rivera started one game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, but it will be Rivera back in the lineup on Thursday. It’s possible the Orioles are just being cautious with Urias fresh off the IL, and we’d still expect him to take over for Rivera, especially against right-handed pitching.