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Victor Rivas
Victor Rivas
	Rivas at batting practice in the Dominican Republic
	First baseman
	Born: April 30, 1992 (age 32); Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
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18U Baseball World Cup

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Víctor Rivas Goire (born April 30, 1992), also known as Victor Rivas, is a Cuban professional baseball first baseman. Rivas played for the Cuban National Baseball Team in two international competitions. At age 17 he debuted on the Cuban National Team adult roster, where he played two seasons. At age 19 he attempted to defect from Cuba in 2011, seeking a career in MLB, was unsuccessful in that attempt and was banned by the Cuban government and from participating in baseball for two years. Rivas attempted a second time and was banned from playing baseball one more year. He then leaves the island legally a third time to Haiti where he established residency.

Cuban career and defection

Rivas played for the Cuban National Baseball Team in the 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship, during which he stole home on a wild pitch.^{[citation needed]} The International Baseball Federation acknowledged Rivas as the premier player for the Cuban National Team.^[1] Cuba won the bronze medal. Rivas also played briefly in the Cuban National Series for Isla de la Juventud in addition to the 2009 World Junior Championship in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.^[2]

He played on the Cuban roster with Jorge Soler, Raisel Iglesias, Yandy Dias, Jesus Balager, Omar Luis and Yander La Oss; all of whom signed professional contracts with Major League Baseball Organizations and are currently playing in the Major Leagues, AA and AAA in the minor leagues.

Rivas defected from Cuba in 2013 to pursue his career in Major League Baseball (MLB). During his training in the Dominican Republic, many teams visited and watched Rivas practice.^[3] Numerous MLB teams had strong interest in signing him, but he did not have his free agent clearance with MLB, with the primary reason due to lack of guidance, improper management and negligence with the process of his paperwork. Rivas is living in the United States and under new agent representation. He is an eligible international free agent with clearance to sign immediately sign with an MLB organization and currently possesses a valid work permit which he recently received from the offices of the USCIS, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Scouting profile

Rivas is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighs 250 pounds (110 kg). He is described as a heavy-hitting infielder who would play first base. Steve Fiorindo, of The Prospect Pipeline, described Rivas in 2015 as a "strong kid. Pretty loud off the bat."^[4] According to the IBAF he is acknowledged as the premier player for the Cuban National Team, there were a lot of good players to watch, but beware of Victor Rivas. The IBAF went on describing Rivas as having proved himself very productive with the bat. Rivas is a power asset on any AA or AAA minor league roster, for any MLB team in need of an aggressive international player with exceptional offensive skills. Current bat velocity 108 miles per hour.

References

^ Forrest Marketing + Communications and Aki Peltonen Creative Services (July 22, 2010). "PROGRAMME SOUVENIR OFFICIEL" (PDF). ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE BASEBALL DE THUNDER BAY. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ Suárez Valmaña, Jesús (September 13, 2009). "Panamericano y Pre Mundial juvenil – Listos los 20 peloteros juveniles". Federación Cubana de Béisbol Aficionado. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ Tito Ortiz (October 13, 2015). "Victor Rivas, Cuban baseball player – playlist". YouTube. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ Fiorindo, Steve (October 6, 2015). "The Prospect Pipeline – Twitter feed". The Prospect Pipeline. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Cuban Baseball Career statistics
Victor Rivas on Facebook
Homepage of Victor Rivas, Cuban baseball player

[ibaf-1] Forrest Marketing + Communications and Aki Peltonen Creative Services (July 22, 2010). "PROGRAMME SOUVENIR OFFICIEL" (PDF). ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE BASEBALL DE THUNDER BAY. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[fcba-2] Suárez Valmaña, Jesús (September 13, 2009). "Panamericano y Pre Mundial juvenil – Listos los 20 peloteros juveniles". Federación Cubana de Béisbol Aficionado. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[toyoutube-3] Tito Ortiz (October 13, 2015). "Victor Rivas, Cuban baseball player – playlist". YouTube. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

[4] Fiorindo, Steve (October 6, 2015). "The Prospect Pipeline – Twitter feed". The Prospect Pipeline. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

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-'''Víctor Rivas Goire''' (born April 30, 1992), also known as '''Victor Rivas''',  is a [[Cuba]]n professional [[baseball]] [[first baseman]]. Rivas played for the [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuban national baseball team]] in two international competitions. He attempted to defect from Cuba in 2011, seeking a career in MLB, was unsuccessful in that attempt, and got banned by the Cuban government from participating in baseball for two years. After defecting successfully two years later and establishing his residency in [[Haiti]], Rivas applied for his free agent's license.<ref name=vrofficial>{{cite web|author=Juan Pérez|url=http://victorrivasbaseball.com/|title=Victor Rivas|publisher=Temporary homepage for Victor Rivas|date=November 8, 2015|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref>
+'''Víctor Rivas Goire''' (born April 30, 1992), also known as '''Victor Rivas''',  is a [[Cuba]]n professional [[baseball]] [[first baseman]]. Rivas played for the [[Cuba National Baseball Team|Cuban National Baseball Team]] in two international competitions. At age 17 he debuted on the Cuban National Team adult roster, where he played two seasons. At age 19 he attempted to defect from Cuba in 2011, seeking a career in MLB, was unsuccessful in that attempt and was banned by the Cuban government and from participating in baseball for two years. Rivas attempted a second time and was banned from playing baseball one more year. He then leaves the island legally a third time to Haiti where he established residency.
 ==Cuban career and defection==
-Rivas played for the [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuban national baseball team]] in the [[2010 World Junior Baseball Championship]], during which he stole home on a wild pitch.<ref name=brbullpen>{{cite web|author=Mischa Edvard Gelman|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2010_World_Junior_Championship#July_31|title=2010 World Junior Championship &ndash; July 31|publisher=BR Bullpen|date=September 21, 2015|accessdate=November 8, 2015}}</ref> The [[International Baseball Federation]] acknowledged Rivas as the premier player for the Cuban National Team.<ref name=ibaf>{{cite web|author=Forrest Marketing + Communications and Aki Peltonen Creative Services|url=http://www.worldbaseball2010.com/media/pdf/program_french.pdf|title=PROGRAMME SOUVENIR OFFICIEL|publisher=ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE BASEBALL DE THUNDER BAY|date=July 22, 2010|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref> Cuba won the bronze medal. Rivas also played briefly in the Cuban National Series for [[Isla de la Juventud (baseball)|Isla de la Juventud]] in addition to the 2009 World Junior Championship in [[Barquisimeto]], [[Venezuela]].<ref name=fcba>{{cite web|last=Suárez Valmaña|first=Jesús|url=http://www.beisbolcubano.cu/home/news.asp?idNews=22375|title=Panamericano y Pre Mundial juvenil &ndash; Listos los 20 peloteros juveniles|publisher=Federación Cubana de Béisbol Aficionado|date=September 13, 2009|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref>
+Rivas played for the [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuban National Baseball Team]] in the [[2010 World Junior Baseball Championship]], during which he stole home on a wild pitch.{{cn|date=January 2023}} The [[International Baseball Federation]] acknowledged Rivas as the premier player for the Cuban National Team.<ref name=ibaf>{{cite web|author=Forrest Marketing + Communications and Aki Peltonen Creative Services|url=http://www.worldbaseball2010.com/media/pdf/program_french.pdf|title=PROGRAMME SOUVENIR OFFICIEL|publisher=ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DE BASEBALL DE THUNDER BAY|date=July 22, 2010|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref> Cuba won the bronze medal. Rivas also played briefly in the Cuban National Series for [[Isla de la Juventud (baseball)|Isla de la Juventud]] in addition to the 2009 World Junior Championship in [[Barquisimeto]], [[Venezuela]].<ref name=fcba>{{cite web|last=Suárez Valmaña|first=Jesús|url=http://www.beisbolcubano.cu/home/news.asp?idNews=22375|title=Panamericano y Pre Mundial juvenil &ndash; Listos los 20 peloteros juveniles|publisher=Federación Cubana de Béisbol Aficionado|date=September 13, 2009|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref>
+He played on the Cuban roster with Jorge Soler, Raisel Iglesias, Yandy Dias, Jesus Balager, Omar Luis and Yander La Oss; all of whom signed professional contracts with Major League Baseball Organizations and are currently playing in the Major Leagues, AA and AAA in the minor leagues.
-Rivas defected from Cuba in 2013 to pursue his career in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He established residency in Haiti. Rivas then applied for his MLB free agent's license and is awaiting the finalization of that procedure. During his training in the [[Dominican Republic]], many teams have visited and watched Rivas practice.<ref name=toyoutube>{{cite web|author=Tito Ortiz|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLu24-Q_sh4&list=PL9DClKN0F-jqMxpP41VKfkbC5g837GF0y|title=Victor Rivas, Cuban baseball player &ndash; playlist|publisher=YouTube|date=October 13, 2015|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref>
+Rivas defected from Cuba in 2013 to pursue his career in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). During his training in the [[Dominican Republic]], many teams visited and watched Rivas practice.<ref name="toyoutube">{{cite web|author=Tito Ortiz|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLu24-Q_sh4&list=PL9DClKN0F-jqMxpP41VKfkbC5g837GF0y|title=Victor Rivas, Cuban baseball player &ndash; playlist|publisher=YouTube|date=October 13, 2015|accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref> Numerous MLB teams had strong interest in signing him, but he did not have his free agent clearance with MLB, with the primary reason due to lack of guidance, improper management and negligence with the process of his paperwork. Rivas is living in the United States and under new agent representation. He is an eligible international free agent with clearance to sign immediately sign with an MLB organization and currently possesses a valid work permit which he recently received from the offices of the USCIS, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
 ==Scouting profile==
-Rivas is {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} and weighs {{convert|255|lbs}}. He is described as a heavy-hitting infielder who would play [[first base]], likely. Steve Fiorindo, of The Prospect Pipeline, described Rivas in 2015 as a "strong kid. Pretty loud off the bat."<ref>{{cite web|last=Fiorindo |first=Steve |url=https://twitter.com/TheProsPipeline/status/651843970192965632 |title=The Prospect Pipeline &ndash; Twitter feed |publisher=The Prospect Pipeline |date=October 6, 2015 |accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref> According to the IBAF in 2010, there were a lot of good players to watch, but beware of Victor Rivas. The IBAF went on describing Rivas as having proved himself very productive at bat.
+Rivas is {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} and weighs {{convert|250|lbs|}}. He is described as a heavy-hitting infielder who would play [[first base]]. Steve Fiorindo, of The Prospect Pipeline, described Rivas in 2015 as a "strong kid. Pretty loud off the bat."<ref>{{cite web|last=Fiorindo |first=Steve |url=https://twitter.com/TheProsPipeline/status/651843970192965632 |title=The Prospect Pipeline &ndash; Twitter feed |publisher=The Prospect Pipeline |date=October 6, 2015 |accessdate=November 9, 2015}}</ref> According to the IBAF he is acknowledged as the premier player for the Cuban National Team, there were a lot of good players to watch, but beware of Victor Rivas. The IBAF went on describing Rivas as having proved himself very productive with the bat. Rivas is a power asset on any AA or AAA minor league roster, for any MLB team in need of an aggressive international player with exceptional offensive skills. Current bat velocity 108 miles per hour.
 ==See also==
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-* Career statistics and player information from [http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=rivas-000vic Baseball-Reference]
+* Career statistics and player information from [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=rivas-000vic Baseball-Reference]
 * {{CPSNBAT |cps=victor-rivas-goire}}
 * {{Facebook|victor.rivas.58|Victor Rivas}}
 * [http://victorrivasbaseball.com/ Homepage of Victor Rivas, Cuban baseball player]
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-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Rivas, Víctor
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Baseball player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = April 30, 1992
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Isla de la Juventud]], [[Cuba]]
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 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Baseball first basemen]]
+[[Category:Defecting Cuban baseball players]]
-[[Category:18U Baseball World Cup]]
+[[Category:Isla de la Juventud players]]
-[[Category:Cuban baseball players]]
+[[Category:Mexican League baseball first basemen]]
-[[Category:Cuban defectors]]
+[[Category:People from Isla de la Juventud]]
+[[Category:Rojos del Águila de Veracruz players]]