RICK RIVAS
RICK RIVAS
Elected in 2020 – Inducted in 2021 Rick Rivas has played and excelled at all levels of baseball He is a strong ambassador for the quality of baseball played in El Paso, Texas His love for the game allowed him to overcome two major injuries, one being a broken radius and ulna, the other a torn labrum Earned All Conference honors for his play at the Junior College and Division 1 Level Secured a professional baseball contract at an open tryout with the Los Angeles Dodgers Earned NJCAA Academic All-American and Big 12 All-Academic honors In 2003 he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies In 2004 he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates but opted to attend Oklahoma State University The highlight of his 2005 season at Oklahoma State was beating Texas on April 24, 2005, 3-2 in a game televised nationally by ESPN The start of his senior year at Oklahoma State ended with a torn labrum that ultimately required surgery Baseball taught him how to handle adversity, which has allowed him to become successful in his professional career He is married to Martha Rivas and they have two sons Ricardo Cruz and Joaquin Adrian.
