Josh Rivera

Josh Rivera [Joshua Ismael Rivera] is currently active in the minor leagues in the Toronto Blue Jays organization with the Buffalo Bisons (International League - AAA). His date of birth is October 10th, 2000 and he is currently 26 years old. He was born in Sebring, Florida. He attended high school in Bradenton, Florida where he played for the IMG Academy High School. He played 4 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the University of Florida Gators [Southeastern Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers Philip Abner, Franco Aleman, Hunter Barco, Jac Caglianone, Wyatt Langford, Christian Scott, Brandon Sproat, Sterlin Thompson, Hurston Waldrep and Jacob Young. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in 2021 [Regionals], 2022 [Regionals] and 2023 [College World Series]. He was drafted and signed in the 3rd round (81st overall) of the 2023 Major League Baseball ...

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Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cubs, receiving a $725,000 signing bonus. Ranked by ESPN as the Chicago Cubs No. 22 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Yohendrick Pinango and Brandon Sproat. Rivera has played 3 minor league seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays and 2 seasons with the Chicago Cubs. He played collegiate summer league baseball in the Cape Cod League for the Chatham Anglers. He was also drafted in the 22nd round of the 2019 Draft by the San Diego Padres but did not sign.

Awards: Named 3rd Team College All-American in 2023. Named to College World Series All-Tournament Team in 2023. Named Southeastern Conference All-Conference Team in 2023.

Career Transactions: Traded from Cubs with Yohendrick Pinango to Blue Jays for Nate Pearson on July 27th, 2024.

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	lnp	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2020	Florida	SEC	NCAA-1	Fr	24	19			95	16	57	12	17	2	0	2	9	1	1	8	19	0	1	0	0	2	25	66	4	13	.298	.385	.439	.824	.281	.141	.417	12.12	28.79	2.38	28.50
2021	Florida	SEC	NCAA-1	FR	24	20			86	53	187	29	46	9	1	5	26	0	2	18	51	2	0	0	0	1	72	207	15	31	.246	.312	.385	.697	.225	.139	.313	8.70	24.64	2.83	37.40
2022	Florida	SEC	NCAA-1	So	24	21			91	64	224	41	57	8	2	9	32	5	3	30	44	4	2	1	0	4	96	261	19	38	.254	.351	.429	.780	.317	.175	.279	11.49	16.86	1.47	24.89
2023	Florida	SEC	NCAA-1	JR	24	22			118	70	256	70	89	10	1	19	72	18	4	46	35	4	1	5	0	5	158	312	30	59	.348	.447	.617	1.064	.504	.269	.338	14.74	11.22	0.76	13.47
2023	ACL Cubs	ACL	Rk	CHN	8	22	456/	3/		3	11	3	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	11	2	2	.364	.364	.818	1.182	.455	.454	.375	0.00	18.18	0.00	11.00
2023	South Bend Cubs	Midw2	A+	CHN	27	22	6/54	8/57269	100*	25	92	18	23	8	0	2	12	1	1	9	26	1	0	1	0	2	37	103	10	13	.250	.320	.402	.723	.250	.152	.323	8.74	25.24	2.89	46.00
2024	Tennessee Smokies	Sou2	AA	CHN	2	23	6/	9/87	84	68	219	27	37	4	2	4	16	7	1	33	67	0	0	1	0	0	57	253	10	27	.169	.277	.260	.537	.269	.091	.221	13.04	26.48	2.03	54.75
2024	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	East2	AA	TOR	5	23	6/4	8/9746	64*	34	106	8	18	3	0	0	5	2	1	7	38	1	0	1	0	3	21	115	3	15	.170	.226	.198	.424	.104	.028	.261	6.09	33.04	5.43	0.00
2025	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	East2	AA	TOR	7	24	6/	8/		13	43	2	7	1	0	1	5	1	0	3	24	0	0	0	0	1	11	46	2	5	.163	.217	.256	.473	.186	.093	.333	6.52	52.17	8.00	43.00
2025	Buffalo Bisons	IL2	AAA	TOR	54	24	6/54R	9/8712	90	110	336	44	76	15	1	6	30	1	1	53	124	1	2	2	0	6	111	394	22	54	.226	.332	.330	.662	.262	.104	.337	13.45	31.47	2.34	56.00
2026	Dunedin Blue Jays	FSL2	A	TOR	3	25	6/	23		4	13	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	1	3	.308	.357	.538	.896	.308	.230	.500	7.14	42.86	6.00	13.00
2026	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	East2	AA	TOR	21	25	6/	21		3	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	12	0	2	.182	.250	.182	.432	.000	.000	.250	0.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
2026	Buffalo Bisons	IL2	AAA	TOR	24	25	6/543D	89/76	86	102	330	44	70	19	1	11	39	3	1	32	121	0	1	2	0	10	124	365	31	39	.212	.280	.376	.656	.267	.164	.295	8.77	33.15	3.78	30.00
Tot:	Minors (4 yrs)		Minors							362	1161	148	241	50	5	26	113	15	5	138	411	4	3	7	0	23	379	1313	81	160	.208	.292	.326	.619	.246	.119	.294	10.51	31.30	2.98	44.65
Tot:	Rk (1 yrs)		Rk							3	11	3	4	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	11	2	2	.364	.364	.818	1.182	.455	.455	.375	0.00	18.18		11.00
Tot:	A (1 yrs)		A							4	13	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	1	3	.308	.357	.538	.896	.308	.231	.500	7.14	42.86	6.00	13.00
Tot:	A+ (1 yrs)		A+							25	92	18	23	8	0	2	12	1	1	9	26	1	0	1	0	2	37	103	10	13	.250	.320	.402	.723	.250	.152	.323	8.74	25.24	2.89	46.00
Tot:	AA (3 yrs)		AA							118	379	37	64	8	2	5	26	10	2	43	132	2	0	2	0	5	91	426	15	49	.169	.256	.240	.496	.206	.071	.242	10.09	30.99	3.07	75.80
Tot:	AAA (2 yrs)		AAA							212	666	88	146	34	2	17	69	4	2	85	245	1	3	4	0	16	235	759	53	93	.219	.307	.353	.660	.264	.134	.316	11.20	32.28	2.88	39.18
Tot:	College (4 yrs)		College							203	724	152	209	29	4	35	139	24	10	102	149	10	4	6	0	12	351	846	68	141	.289	.381	.485	.866	.356	.196	.319	12.06	17.61	1.46	20.69
Avg:	Minors - 162 game avg		Minors							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
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year	team name	league	category	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2021	Chatham Anglers	Cape Cod League	College Summer	20	35	117	15	29	6	0	1	7	4	4	11	28	1	0	0	0	4	38	129	7	22	.248	.318	.325	.643	.171	.077	.318	8.53	21.71	2.55	117.00
2024	Chicago Cubs	MLB Spring Training	Spring	23	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
2025	Toronto Blue Jays	MLB Spring Training	Spring	24	9	11	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	0	2	.182	.308	.182	.490	.182	.000	.286	15.38	30.77	2.00	0.00
2026	Toronto Blue Jays	MLB Spring Training	Spring	25	16	19	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	7	23	1	3	.211	.348	.368	.716	.368	.157	.333	17.39	39.13	2.25	19.00
Tot:	CollegeSummer (1 Yrs)		CollegeSummer		35	117	15	29	6	0	1	7	4	4	11	28	1	0	0	0	4	38	129	7	22	.248	.318	.325	.643	.171	.077	.318	8.53	21.71	2.55	117.00
Tot:	Spring (3 Yrs)		Spring		28	34	6	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	9	40	1	5	.176	.300	.265	.565	.265	.088	.278	15.00	37.50	2.50	34.00

Speed	Power	Contact	Xtra	Rbis	Runs	Hitting	Durability	Team Success
40	61	44	54	50	62	51	80	.701

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