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Edward Olivares

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Born
1996 (29 years old)

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Caracas, Venezuela

Position
Outfielder

Status
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38

Height
6' 2"

Weight
190

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Pittsburgh Pirates

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Description

Edward Olivares (born March 6, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in 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. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the DSL Blue Jays, hitting .314/.436/.414/.850 with 1 home run and 22 RBI. He played for the Gulf Coast Blue Jays in 2015, hitting .198/.345/.362/.707 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. In 2016, he played just 15 game for the Bluefield Blue Jays, hitting .273/.339/.418/.757 with 1 home run and 6 RBI. 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.

San Diego Padres
On January 6, 2018, Olivares and Jared Carkuff were traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Yangervis Solarte. He spent the 2018 season with the Lake Elsinore Storm, hitting .277/.321/.429/.750 with 12 home runs and 62 RBI. After the season, The Padres added him to their 40-man roster.

In 2019, Olivares spent the season with the Amarillo Sod Poodles, slashing .283/.349/.453 with 18 home runs, 77 RBIs, and 35 stolen bases over 127 games.

Olivares made his major league debut on July 25, 2020 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, hitting a double over 3 at-bats.

Kansas City Royals
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. Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Olivares batted .274 with two home runs and 7 RBIs in 18 games.

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. On May 30, he was called up to Kansas City for the first time. On June 3, he was sent down to Omaha. On June 6, he was recalled to Kansas City. On June 9, he was optioned again to Omaha. On June 14, he was recalled to Kansas City. On June 17, he was sent back down to Omaha. On June 30, he was again recalled to Kansas City. On July 4, the club returned him to Omaha. On July 31, he was called up to Kansas City. On August 10, he was demoted to Omaha. On August 27, he was promoted to Kansas City. On September 17, he was sent back to Omaha. On September 20, he returned to Kansas City for the seventh time in 2021. On September 21, he was returned to Omaha for his eighth stint in Triple-A in 2021.