Xavier Rivas

Xavier Rivas's 2026 season

Xavier Rivas made 26 appearances, 19 of them starts, in the New York Yankees system in 2026, between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The left-hander threw 105⅔ innings with a 5.28 ERA, striking out 136 (29.9 percent of batters) and walking 65 (14.3 percent).

Rivas opened with Somerset and posted a 3.65 ERA in 81⅓ innings before his promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on August 12. He reached Triple-A at 24, nearly three years younger than the average International League pitcher, and posted a 10.73 ERA in 24⅓ innings there.