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Rivera's formative years were spent in the warmer climes of junior college baseball in Alabama, where he played under Mackie Sasser at Wallace Community College. It was here that his drive began to pay off, as he transformed himself into a better player through relentless hard work, leading him to a scholarship at Troy University. Sasser remembers Rivera as a dedicated young man who listened intently, absorbed advice, and applied it diligently, particularly when it came to improving his hitting.