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francisco x. rivera at staples center , 2010 . mexico city , mexico 220px francisco x. rivera major league baseball national basketball association mixed martial arts play-by-play francisco x. rivera
 francisco xavier rivera
francisco x. rivera

francisco xavier rivera is a bilingual sportscaster who specializes in mixed martial arts , soccer and baseball .
he started his on-air career in 2005 as a host , play-by-play announcer and reporter , and still remains one of the youngest talents in american television .
the long beach state graduate can be seen and heard on fox deportes , azteca america and directv , among other outlets in the united states and latin america .
he will be making his debut on network television as a sideline reporter for fox sports during the 2013 concacaf gold cup .
rivera was recently recognized as `` sports knight '' by the hollywood reporter in their september 2012 feature `` young latinos in entertainment : on-air talent to watch '' .
