With the 192nd pick of the 2017 MLB Draft, the Cleveland Indians selected Florida catcher Mike Rivera.
The junior became the second Gator of the day to be drafted - Dalton Guthrie was selected earlier in the sixth by the Philadelphia Phillies. He’s the third Gator overall to go, as Alex Faedo found himself a home with the Detroit Tigers in yesterday’s first round.
Rivera has a .241 average this season with a pair of home runs and 24 RBIs. Nine of his 32 hits this year have been extra-base hits. Over his Florida career, Rivera has 14 home runs, 119 RBIs, and a .