Edward Olivares
Edward Olivares is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates, and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes.
Career
Toronto Blue Jays
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 Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, hitting.314/.436/.414 with one home run and 22 RBI. Olivares played for the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2015, hitting.198/.345/.362 with three home runs and 10 RBI. In 2016, he played just 15 game for the Bluefield Blue Jays, hitting.273/.339/.418 with one home run and six RBI. Olivares split the 2017 season between the Lansing Lugnuts and the Dunedin Blue Jays, hitting a combined.269/.327/.468 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 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 RBI, 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 seven RBI 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. 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. On August 4, Olivares was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left quadriceps strain. He was activated on September 17. 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.