Jose Rijo Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Jose Rijo Memorabilia & Collectibles

Jose Rijo is a retired professional baseball player who hails from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. He had a Major League Baseball career which started on April 5, 1984 for the New York Yankees. He spent a few seasons with the Yankees and then moved on to the Cincinnati Reds with which he spent most of his career. He signed with the team in 1988 and had made great contributions for the team’s success in a few major events. One of his most remarkable games was in the 1990 season when he played in the World Series. He logged two wins in that season and emerged victorious over the Oakland Athletics. He was awarded as the Most Valuable Player in that series for his notable contributions for the Cincinnati Red’s first championship title in fifteen years.

 

He also became part of the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets. He established a club record while playing for the Oakland Athletics when he struck out 16 batters of the Seattle Mariners team. He also logged leading records in the National League which include the highest number of strikeouts logged in the 1993 season and in winning percentage in 1991.

 

Rijo is also a recipient of the Tony Conigliaro Award in 2002 and had his final game as a professional baseball player at Riverfront Stadium.

 

Use Jose Rijo memorabilia like his autographed MLB photos and autographed MLB bats and autographed MLB gloves as a reminder of his great seasons as a Major League Baseball player. Get his signed cards and signed tickets and his autographed MLB jerseys at this site.

About Jose Rijo:

Jose Rijo (full name: Jose Antonio (Abreu) Rijo; no nicknames) played pitcher from 1984 until 2002 for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. He played for the Yankees in 1984, Athletics from 1985 - 1987 and Reds from 1988 - 2002. Over 14 seasons, he started 269 games, won 116 games, struck out 1606 batters, and had a 3.24 ERA. Born on May 13, 1965 in San Cristobal, San Cristobal, D.R., Rijo stands 6' 1" and weighs 200 lb. He attended high school. His debut was on April 5, 1984 and he played his final game on September 28, 2002. Over his career, Rijo made $33,762,499. Common misspellings of his name include Jose Antonio (Abreu) Jose Rijo.