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Bienvenido "Ben" Rivera Santana (born January 11, 1968) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball from 1992-1994 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. He was a member of the 1993 National League Champion Phillies. He also played two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hanshin Tigers in 1998-1999, and one season in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions in 2001.


Ben Rivera
Pitcher
Born: (1968-01-11) January 11, 1968 (age 56)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 9, 1992, for the Atlanta Braves
CPBL: February 25, 1997, for the Chinatrust Whales
NPB: April 5, 1998, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
MLB: July 31, 1994, for the Philadelphia Phillies
NPB: August 4, 1999, for the Hanshin Tigers
CPBL: October 31, 2004, for the Macoto Cobras
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