We won’t linger long here as there honestly is not much to talk about regarding the tenure of Rene Rivera on the Atlanta Braves.
A career back-up catcher that has played for a host of organizations including the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, and Angels, the Braves acquired Rivera via a waiver claim in August from the Angels out of necessity. Part of the problem was that the Braves really needed to a third catcher since whoever didn’t start out of Tyler Flowers or Kurt Suzuki ended up being the team’s best bench bat because, at the time, the bench was.