Ruben Rivera Autographs
Ruben Rivera was born on November 14, 1973, in La Chorrera, Panama. He is a retired professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten years. Rivera is widely known as a talented outfielder with a powerful arm, a fast runner, and an outstanding home run hitter. He signed with the New York Yankees in 1990 as an international free agent and made his MLB debut in 1995. Rivera played for several other teams, including the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers, and San Francisco Giants, before officially retiring in 2011.
Rivera's baseball career was marked by a few notable achievements and controversies. In 1997, he helped the Yankees win the American League championship by batting .300 with two home runs and five RBIs in the playoffs. In 1999, while playing for the Padres, he hit three home runs in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. However, Rivera also made some costly errors and misjudgments in critical games, such as when he lost a fly ball in the outfield during the 2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) that led to an inside-the-park home run for the opposing team. Rivera was also involved in a shoplifting scandal in 2002, when he stole a glove and a bat from teammate Derek Jeter's locker and sold them to a collector.
Despite some setbacks, Rivera remains a respected and admired figure in the baseball community. He has coached and mentored young players in Panama and other Latin American countries, and he continues to advocate for greater opportunities and resources for aspiring athletes from underprivileged backgrounds. Rivera's legacy as a trailblazer and role model in the sport of baseball remains strong, and his contributions to the game will not be forgotten.
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Current items with a signature of Ruben Rivera
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Traded items with a signature of Ruben Rivera
The most expensive item with a signature of Ruben Rivera (Ruben Rivera Signed IP Auto Game Used Bat New York Yankees Baseball MLB DB) was sold in June 2025 for $55.00 while the cheapest item (RUBEN RIVERA SIGNED 94 BOWMANS BEST BASEBALL CARD NEW YORK YANKEES) found a new owner for $0.30 in July 2014. The month with the most items sold (24) was March 2026 with an average selling price of $6.59 for an autographed item of Ruben Rivera. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2009 with $24.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.30 was July 2014. In average, an autographed item from Ruben Rivera is worth $4.98.
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