Birth Name: John Milton Rivers
Nicknames: Mickey (named, as a baby, after his resemblance to his Aunt Mickey), Mick The Quick (speed on bases), Gozzlehead, Warplehead, The Chancellor, The Almighty Tired Man (as deemed by Sandy Alomar Sr.).
Date of Birth: October 30, 1948
Currently Resides: Florida
Positions: Outfield, Designated Hitter
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Race: African-American
High School: Northwestern High School Bulls (Miami, FL) graduated in 1967
College: Miami-Dade North Community College Falcons 1968-1969
Military Service: United States Army 1970-71. After Honorable Discharge in 1971 was assigned to the US Air Force Reserves.
Drafted By: The Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, and Washington Senators before becoming the 1st choice of the Atlanta Braves in the secondary phase of the free agent draft in January of 1968.
Signed By: Johnny Groth, Atlanta Braves 1969
Agents:
1st: Charlie Dye
2nd: Nick Buoniconti (NFL Hall of Famer and TV analyst)
3rd: Howard Mandell, Esq. (retired agent and and former City Attorney of Montgomery, AL)
4th: Rich Scott and Mike Frost (2000-02)
5th: Sandrell Rivers (2003-10)
6th: Mary Rivers (Current)
Professional Teams:
Magic Valley Cowboys
(Atlanta Braves A Pioneer League)
Santurce Crabbers
(Puerto Rican Winter League)
El Paso Sun Kings
(California Angels AA Texas League)
Salt Lake City Angels
(California Angels AAA Pacific Coast League)
California Angels
(American League)
New York Yankees
All-Star Team
Texas Rangers
West Palm Beach Tropics
(Senior Professional Baseball Association)
Jersey Numbers Worn:
1968-69 Miami-Dade Community College Falcons (12, but has been seen in photographs wearing 2)
1970 California Angels Spring Training (64)
1971California Angels Spring Training (3)
1972-73 California Angels (5)
1972-74 Salt Lake Angels (15, 25)
1974-75 California Angels (17)
1976-79 New York Yankees (17)
1979 Texas Rangers (19 for his first 3 games)
1979-84 Texas Rangers (17)
1989-90 West Palm Beach Tropics (17)
Interesting Fact: Mickey ran 53.59 miles around the bases in his Major League career.
<Mick wore #19 for his first 3 games as a Texas Ranger in 1979
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