Rene Rivera was the starting catcher during the last time the New York Mets were in the postseason, and in 2019 he found his way back to Flushing. While in Triple-A, the juiced baseball’s played an enormous in his inflated power numbers.
Syracuse had been no-hit through 7.1 innings when Rene Rivera singled to break up Nestor Cortes' bid. Rivera has also caught three runners stealing tonight. #Mets pic.twitter.com/lQ30vEEK42
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) May 5, 2019
The Mets brought in Rivera on a minor league deal right near the end of the season and started the year with the Syracuse Mets.