| Rigo Beltrán | |
| Position: | Pitcher / Bullpen coach |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Tijuana, Mexico |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 2 |
| Debutyear: | 1997 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Debut2league: | NPB |
| Debut2date: | April 2 |
| Debut2year: | 2002 |
| Debut2team: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Final2league: | MLB |
| Final2date: | April 28 |
| Final2year: | 2004 |
| Final2team: | Montreal Expos |
| Finalleague: | NPB |
| Finaldate: | July 6 |
| Finalyear: | 2002 |
| Finalteam: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 2–3 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.40 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 106 |
| Stat2league: | NPB |
| Stat21label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat21value: | 0–1 |
| Stat22label: | Earned run average |
| Stat22value: | 9.15 |
| Stat23label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat23value: | 20 |
| Teams: | As player
As coach |
Rigoberto Beltrán (born November 13, 1969) is a Mexican former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. He played internationally for the Mexico national team. He served as bullpen coach for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2023 season.
A native of Tijuana, Mexico, Beltrán attended Point Loma High School in San Diego,[1] and is an alumnus of the University of Wyoming. In 1989 and 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft, Beltrán would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on June 2, . He pitched for Mexico at the 2003 Pan American Games,[3] winning a bronze medal. His final game came on April 28,, as a member of the Montreal Expos. On April 10, 1994, while playing for the Arkansas Travelers, he pitched a no-hitter at Shreveport, 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 Columbus Clippers, from 2019 to 2022. He was named the Guardians' major league bullpen coach on December 20, 2022.[4]
On October 31, 2023, the Guardians announced that Beltrán would not return as bullpen coach for the 2024 season.[5]