Through this offseason, Marlin Maniac, a FanSided blog, is looking at every player to appear in the Miami Marlins system last year. Rivera is the 258th part of a planned 286-part series.
Yadiel Rivera is a 6’2″, 175 lb. shortstop from Caguas, Puerto Rico, population 134,481. The city has yielded eleven major leaguers throughout history, most notably Alex Cora, Joey Cora, and Tony Bernazard.
Rivera attended Manuela Toro HS in his hometown, and in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft was chosen in the ninth round by the Milwaukee Brewers, seven picks after Jacob deGrom.