Jared Oliva | |
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Free agent | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Santa Clarita, California, U.S. | November 27, 1995|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 21, 2020, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .179 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Jared Cole Oliva (born November 27,1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Oliva attended Valencia High School in Santa Clarita,California. As a senior,he hit .325 with 11 stolen bases. [1] Undrafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft,he enrolled at the University of Arizona where he walked on to the Arizona Wildcats baseball team. [2]
Oliva redshirted his freshman year at Arizona in 2014. In 2015,as a redshirt freshman,he appeared in 43 games in which he hit .272 with one home run and twenty RBIs. [3] That summer,he played in the Northwoods League for the Wisconsin Woodchucks. [4] As a redshirt sophomore in 2016,he batted .239 with four home runs,34 RBIs,and 13 stolen bases over seventy games. After the season,he returned to play in the Northwoods League. [5] In 2017,his redshirt junior year,Oliva slashed .321/.385/.498 with four home runs and 54 RBIs in 59 games, [6] [7] earning All-Pac-12 First Team honors alongside earning a spot on the All-Pac-12 All-Defensive Team after posting a .985 fielding percentage. [8] After the season,he was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. [9] [10]
Oliva signed with the Pirates for $200,000,and made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears. [11] [12] [13] Over 56 games,he hit .266 with 17 RBI and 15 stolen bases. Oliva spent the 2018 season with the Bradenton Marauders,slashing .275/.354/.424 with nine home runs,47 RBIs,and 33 stolen bases in 108 games. [14] [15] In 2019,he played with the Altoona Curve,batting .277/.352/.398 with six home runs,42 RBI,and 36 stolen bases over 123 games. [16] [17] [18] [19] After the season,he was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League,earning Fall All-Star honors. [20]
On September 21,2020,Oliva was selected to the 40-man and active rosters. [21] He made his major league debut that day against the Chicago Cubs. He recorded his first hit,a single,on September 24 versus Alec Mills of the Cubs. [22]
Oliva spent a majority of the 2021 season in the minor leagues with the Triple–A Indianapolis Indians,batting .249 with two home runs and 23 RBI over 64 games. [23] He received 40 at-bats with the Pirates with whom he hit .175 with two RBI and two doubles. [24]
On March 31,2022,Oliva was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Josh VanMeter. [25] He spent the entirety of the 2022 campaign with Triple–A Indianapolis,playing in 99 games and hitting .267/.324/.430 with eight home runs,37 RBI,and 21 stolen bases. [26]
On December 7,2022,Oliva was claimed by the Los Angeles Angels in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. [27] He spent the 2023 season with the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees,playing in 92 games and hitting .261/.348/.423 with 8 home runs,37 RBI,and 16 stolen bases. Oliva elected free agency following the season on November 6,2023. [28]
On February 22,2024,Oliva signed with the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League. [29]
On March 22,2024,Oliva signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. [30] On November 6,he elected free agency. [31]
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