Luis Rivera

Luis Antonio Rivera Pedraza (born January 3, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder and coach, who played for the Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Houston Astros, and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Rivera began coaching in the Cleveland Indians organization in 2000, and worked as their infield and first base coach from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, he joined the Toronto Blue Jays as a coaching assistant, and became the third base coach in 2012. Rivera retired at the end of the 2023 season.

Professional career Rivera signed with the Montreal Expos as an international free agent on September 22, 1981. Rivera played parts of three seasons with the Expos before he was traded to the Boston Red Sox, along with John Dopson, for Dan Gakeler and Spike Owen on December 8, 1988. Rivera had the most productive season of his career with Boston in 1991, when he hit .258 with eight home runs and 40 runs batted in (RBI) in 129 games.

After the 1993 season Rivera became a free agent. He signed with the New York Mets on January 19, 1994. He spent the 1995 and 1996 seasons entirely in the minor leagues, with the Texas Rangers and Mets respectively.

Rivera joined the Houston Astros in 1997, and finished his playing career as a member of the Kansas City Royals in 1998. In 2003, he was named the South Atlantic League Manager of the Year, after managing the Captains to a league-best 97–43 record.

In 2010, Rivera joined the Toronto Blue Jays organization, and managed the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 2011 and 2012, he worked as a coaching assistant for the Blue Jays. Rivera retired from coaching on October 5, 2023.

In 2026, Rivera was hired as manager of the St. Lucie Mets the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets for the 2026 season.