Marcos Antonio Rivera is a 6’1″, 160 lb. right-handed shortstop from Bani, Dominican Republic. Born on May 13th, 1997, he just completed his fourth minor league season with the Miami Marlins.
For a small country, the Dominican Republic has produced a disproportionate amount of major leaguers. Bani is responsible for 26 of them so far, including current big-leaguers Luis Castillo, Pedro Baez, and Jose Ramirez. It’s too early to tell if Rivera will add to that total, but we’ll try to do that right here.
Now 21-years-old, Rivera joined the rookie-level DSL Marlins in the Dominican Summer League for a team-best 64 contests in 2015.