Hall of Fame
Riggs was a member of the USC Aiken baseball team from 1992-94.
The Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year in 1994, Riggs was voted USC Aiken’s Most Valuable Player in 1993 and 1994. He was also chosen to the Peach Belt Conference All-Tournament team in 1993 and 1994.
Riggs was named All-Peach Belt Conference at second base in 1994.
He was drafted in the 22nd round in the 1994 Major League Baseball Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers and after just a short time in the farm system he was considered as one of the top 10 prospects in the Dodgers organization in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Riggs made his Major League debut on Aug. 17, 1997. He eventually played in 61 games in the Major Leagues over the course of four separate years (1997, 2001, 2003 and 2004). In total, Riggs played for five different organizations (Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers).
Riggs was named to the Triple A All-Star team in 2004 with the Salt Lake Stingers (Angels).
In 2005, Riggs signed with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Japanese Central League. He played with the Swallows until July 2008.Â
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