Rigoberto Beltrán (born November 13, 1969) is a Mexican former professional baseball

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. He played internationally for the Mexico national team. He served as bullpen coach for the

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(MLB) for the 2023 season.

Career

A native of

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, Beltrán attended

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, and is an alumnus of the

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. In 1989 and 1990, he played

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with the

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of the

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. Drafted by the

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in the 26th round of the

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, Beltrán would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on June 2, . He pitched for Mexico at the

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, The Baltimore Sun, September 1, 2003. winning a bronze medal. His final game came on April 28, , as a member of the

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. On April 10, 1994, while playing for the

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, he pitched a no-hitter at

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, striking out six and walking two. From to , Beltrán was the pitching coach for the Gulf Coast Reds; he received a promotion to pitching coach of the Single-A Dayton Dragons for the season. Beltrán joined the Cleveland Indians/Guardians organization in 2014, serving as pitching coach for their Triple-A affilitate, the

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, from 2019 to 2022. He was named the Guardians' major league bullpen coach on December 20, 2022. On October 31, 2023, the Guardians announced that Beltrán would not return as bullpen coach for the 2024 season.

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