- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Mets option Nimmo, reportedly call up Rivera
- Updated: August 10, 2016
NEW YORK — For weeks, Mets fans pined for T.J. Rivera, seeing the Bronx native’s numbers pile up at Triple-A Las Vegas.
They received their wish late Tuesday night, when the team called up Rivera to make his big league debut, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Mets announced after Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to the D-backs that they had optioned outfielder Brandon Nimmo to Las Vegas, but they did not immediately confirm the Rivera promotion.
Rivera, 27, was hitting .349 in 97 games at Las Vegas. A career .323 hitter over six Minor League seasons, Rivera has not hit under .300 at any level since his 2013 stint with Class A Advanced Port St. Lucie.
A promotion to the Majors will be his biggest test yet. The Mets had been hesitant to call up Rivera for several reasons, including his plate discipline — his Minor League …
continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com
