Edward Olivares is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the San Diego Padres.

Born on March 6, 1996 (age 26 years), in Caracas, Venezuela, Edward is said to have a height that stands at 1.88 m and a home run of 8.

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.

Olivares has the tools to be a good defensive outfielder—Statcast ranks him in the 96th percentile of all MLB players in sprint speed.

Edward Olivares Wiki

Kansas City Royals – No. 14
Outfielder
Born: March 6, 1996 (age 26)
Caracas, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 25, 2020, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average .239
Home runs 8
Runs batted in 22
Teams
  • San Diego Padres (2020)
  • Kansas City Royals (2020–present)

Edward Olivares Prospect Ranking

Edward Olivares is said to be ranked number 14th as the Kansas City player.

Edward Olivares Spring Training

Career Stats

Season Team LG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS GO/AO
2017 TOR AL 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 1.00
2018 SD NL 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.50
2019 SD NL 8 10 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300 0.20
2020 SD NL 13 22 6 8 15 2 1 1 3 1 0 4 1 1 .364 .391 .682 1.073 0.43
2021 KC AL 9 12 3 3 8 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .308 .667 .975 0.60
2022 KC AL 3 7 2 5 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .714 .714 1.143 1.857 0.00
MLB Career 42 60 16 19 35 6 2 2 9 3 0 11 3 2 .317 .349 .583 .932 0.43

Advanced Career Stats

Season Team LG PA TB XBH HBP SAC SF BABIP GIDP GIDPO NP P/PA ROE LOB WO
2017 TOR AL 5 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 12 2.400 0 1 0
2018 SD NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0 7 1.400 0 2 0
2019 SD NL 10 2 1 0 0 0 .143 0 1 17 1.700 0 5 0
2020 SD NL 23 15 4 0 0 0 .412 0 2 52 2.261 1 12 0
2021 KC AL 13 8 3 0 0 0 .200 0 1 21 1.615 1 3 0
2022 KC AL 7 8 2 0 0 0 .714 0 2 7 1.000 0 2 1
MLB Career 63 35 10 0 0 0 .362 0 6 116 1.841 2 25 1