Edward Olivares | |
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![]() Olivares with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2021 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Caracas, Venezuela | March 6, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 25, 2020, for the San Diego Padres | |
MLB statistics (through July 7,2024) | |
Batting average | .254 |
Home runs | 29 |
Runs batted in | 96 |
Teams | |
Edward Olivares (born March 6,1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals.
Olivares was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 2,2014. [1] He made his professional debut in 2014 with the DSL Blue Jays,hitting .314/.436/.414/.850 with 1 home run and 22 RBI. [1] He played for the Gulf Coast Blue Jays in 2015,hitting .198/.345/.362/.707 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. [1] In 2016,he played just 15 game for the Bluefield Blue Jays,hitting .273/.339/.418/.757 with 1 home run and 6 RBI. [1] He split the 2017 season between the Lansing Lugnuts and the Dunedin Blue Jays,hitting a combined .269/.327/.468/.795 with 17 home runs and 72 RBI. [1]
On January 6,2018,Olivares and Jared Carkuff were traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Yangervis Solarte. [2] He spent the 2018 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm,hitting .277/.321/.429/.750 with 12 home runs and 62 RBI. [1] After the season,The Padres added him to their 40-man roster. [3]
In 2019,Olivares spent the season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles, [1] slashing .283/.349/.453 with 18 home runs,77 RBIs,and 35 stolen bases over 127 games. [4] [5]
Olivares made his major league debut on July 25,2020,against the Arizona Diamondbacks,hitting a double over 3 at-bats.
On August 29,2020,the Padres traded Olivares and a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals,in exchange for relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal. [6] Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals,Olivares batted .274 with two home runs and 7 RBIs in 18 games. [7]
Olivares began the 2021 season in Triple-A with the Omaha Storm Chasers. He was shuttled back and forth between Triple-A and the Royals throughout the season. [8] He appeared in 39 games for the Royals,slashing .238/.291/.406 with 5 home runs,12 RBI,and 2 stolen bases.
On June 24,2022,Olivares hit two home runs in a game against the Oakland Athletics in his return from injury. [9] On August 4,Olivares was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left quadriceps strain. [10] He was activated on September 17. [11] Through 53 games,he hit .286 with 4 home runs and 15 RBI.
In 2023,Olivares played in 107 games for Kansas City,batting .263/.317/.452 with 12 home runs,36 RBI,and 11 stolen bases. [12]
On December 15,2023,Olivares was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Deivis Nadal. [13] He played in 55 games for the Pirates in 2024,slashing .224/.291/.333 with five home runs and 23 RBI. On August 8,2024,Olivares was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh. [14] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians on August 10. [15]
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