Mariano Rivera Jr. did not return to Quinnipiac University after last semester.
Rivera, the son of New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, said in a text message to the Quinnipiac school newspaper that his parents wanted him closer to home.
”They just don’t like the whole idea with dorming,” Rivera said. “I’m not a bad kid I just did what everyone else did and I guess they don’t want me to be that way.”
Rumors had Rivera hoping to enroll at Fordham and try to walk-on to the baseball team but he is not listed on the roster.
Rivera committed to Quinnipiac last April and entered the baseball program as a pitcher but was viewed as a borderline college prospect and most believe that Rivera was only going to earn a spot on the team because of who his father was.
The school does not comment on private student matters.