Randy Rivera Obituary

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Graduation Year	Class of 1984
Date of Passing	Jan 27, 1991
About	Mariner Minor-Leaguer Killed In Crash Funeral services were held on January 30, 1991 for a Seattle Mariners pitcher who died in a car accident near Oklahoma City. Righthander Randy Rivera, 23, a graduate of Oklahoma State who pitched last season at Bellingham in the Northwest League and with Peninsula in the Carolina League, died January 27, 1991 Also killed in the accident were passengers Wade Kubon, 20, of Oklahoma City and Jeremy Thompson, 17, of El Reno, Okla. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the accident occurred when the car in which the three were traveling hit a guardrail and then a bridge pier on Interstate 40 west of Oklahoma City. Rivera, a New York City native, helped lead Oklahoma State to the College World Series last year, where it lost to Georgia. He was signed by the Mariners as a free agent in June, right out of college. In three games with Class A Bellingham, Rivera pitched six innings, gave up two hits and no runs, struck out six and walked one, with one save. With AA Peninsula, Rivera was 5-3, with a 3.17 ERA, in 17 appearances. He gave up 54 hits in 61 1/3 innings, striking out 37 and walking 25. Randy played in San Juan for the Puerto Rican League, posting a 4-3, record, with a 3.65 ERA, in 13 appearances. Funeral services will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rivera had been a resident of Carolina, Puerto Rico.