{"id":2075803,"date":"2025-10-07T22:31:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2075803"},"modified":"2025-10-07T22:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T22:31:24","slug":"ex-royals-5-year-veteran-infielder-quietly-cuts-ties-with-orioles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ex-royals-5-year-veteran-infielder-quietly-cuts-ties-with-orioles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Royals 5-Year Veteran Infielder Quietly Cuts Ties With Orioles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yid3hotvv\">The Kansas City Royals had a fantastic left side of the infield this season, and it&#8217;s worth remembering a time when that wasn&#8217;t the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hhazvvsnt\">Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia were one of only two tandems of shortstop and third baseman to make the All-Star team from the same big-league club this year. The other was the Houston Astros&#8217; Isaac Paredes and Jeremy Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_s1j74hgtj\">Third base, in particular, was a rotating cast of characters for several years until Garcia steadied things this season. And one of the Royals&#8217; former third-base solutions just hit the open market after a dismal season.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_4c9fnstgx\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_4c9fnstgx\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Emmanuel Rivera\" title=\"Emmanuel Rivera\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3936,h_2214,x_0,y_168\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k6zdvakr84k0rb4n5g.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Sep 11, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA;  Baltimore Orioles third baseman Emmanuel Rivera (26) singles during the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: James A. Pittman-Imagn Images \/ James A. Pittman-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hyqino2hc\">On Monday, former Royals 19th-round draft pick and starting third baseman Emmanuel Rivera <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/emmanuel-rivera-656896\" target=\"_blank\">elected free agency<\/a> after he was outrighted off the 40-man roster for the Baltimore Orioles. The fifth-year veteran appeared in 42 games for Baltimore this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yb65zzmdy\">Rivera played 92 games for the Royals in 2021 and 2022 before he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks that second summer. He was traded for pitcher Luke Weaver, now a reliever with the New York Yankees after a similar journeyman arc as a starter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ap7r8aqde\">The stint in Arizona resulted in a trip to the 2023 World Series for Rivera, who has become a backup corner infielder on the teams he&#8217;s played for since leaving KC. He was traded to the Miami Marlins before the 2024 season for cash considerations, then was designated for assignment and picked up by Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_avtxc95xk\">The Orioles wound up DFA&#8217;ing Rivera three times in a calendar year, making it a relatively easy decision for the 29-year-old to seek opportunities elsewhere for the coming season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_gqd2l1pq4\">After putting up a .250\/.291\/.283 slash line, it&#8217;s hard to imagine any clubs taking a shot at a major league deal for Rivera. He&#8217;ll get an invitation to spring training somewhere with a bit of luck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_k5s217fjz\">As for the Royals, it doesn&#8217;t seem as though a Rivera reunion is in the cards, and that&#8217;s a positive reflection on how far the roster has come in the last three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0e1rj5t8d\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/why-tigers-three-time-all-star-is-perfect-free-agent-fit-for-royals-jackson3\"><em><strong>Why Tigers&#8217; Three-Time All-Star Is Perfect Free-Agent Fit For Royals<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals had a fantastic left side of the infield this season, and it&#8217;s worth remembering a time when that wasn&#8217;t the case. Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia were one of only two tandems of shortstop and third baseman to make the All-Star team from the same big-league club this year. 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