Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Alfonso Rivas was born September 13, 1996, in Chula Vista, California. He is an infielder in the MLB.

On January 13, 2020, Rivas was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tony Kemp. He was assigned to the Iowa Cubs of the Triple-A East to begin the 2021 season. 

On August 28, 2021, the Cubs selected Rivas' contract and promoted him to the major leagues. At the time of his promotion, he was slashing .284/.405/.411 with four home runs, 32 RBIs, and 13 doubles over 58 games with Iowa. He made his MLB debut the next day starting at first base versus the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field, collecting two hits in three at-bats as the Cubs lost 13-1. On September 14, he hit his first MLB home run against Kyle Gibson of the Philadelphia Phillies. On September 21, he was placed on the injured list with a finger injury, thus ending his first MLB season prematurely; over 44 at-bats with the Cubs, Rivas batted .318 with one home run and three RBIs.

On August 1, 2023, Rivas, Estuar Suero, and Jackson Wolf were traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ji-man Choi and Rich Hill.