Frédérick Rioux is passionate about baseball. He always dreamed of reaching the highest levels. It was finally in 2018 that his adventure began.
“The door opened with the Blue Jays, I contacted the assistant GM, I contacted him just to find out if I could get into the business, with him I was able to forge links with d ‘other people who got me to open the other door,’ said the MLB Pirates’ player development assistant.
He is currently employed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Trois-Pistoles native helps young players reach their goal of playing in the best league.
“I started at the bottom of the ladder and then I was really exposed to player development, and I fell in love with that part of the game. game. ”, Noted the native of Trois-Pistoles.
This is the aspect he prefers about his work.
“It’s a little bit of pressure because you have the careers of these guys in your hands. But at the same time it’s rewarding work, and when you do it right you see guys performer.Said Rioux, who has also worked with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners.
Now that he has both feet in Baseball Majeur, Rioux does not want to stop there and would like to one day become: general manager, like a certain Alex Anthopoulos.
“Definitely, that’s what I want to do with my career, if one day I have the chance to be in the highest chair in Major League Baseball, it would be something big.”, Noted Rioux, who has clear objectives.
The Quebecois built the Atlanta Braves team which is currently competing in the World Series.
“It is certain that Alex has always been a mentor for me, in the sense that he too has gone through all the levels and then he started like me at the bottom of the ladder.”, Underlined the Pistolois about d ‘Alex Anthopoulos, one of the best managers in Major League Baseball today.
Frédérick Rioux wants to set off in his dream and not be withdrawn on three takes.
