JUNE 9, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
EDWARD OLIVARES #38 - RIGHT FIELDER - PITTSBURGH PIRATES
5 HR •
23 RBI •
.224 AVG
5 HR
23 RBI
.224 AVG
Kansas City Royals place Edward Olivares on restricted list, but expect him back soon The Kansas City Royals will be without outfielder Edward Olivares for the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Here’s when they expe...
Placed on restricted list Olivares was placed on the restricted list Friday, Pete Grathoff of The Kansas City Star reports.
Impact There's no other information available at this time. Olivares, 27, leaves behind a .232/.300/.413 batting line with five homers and five steals through 47 games on the season for the Royals. Nate Eaton has been called up in a corresponding move.
JUNE 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Out of lineup Wednesday Olivares is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Impact Olivares will take a seat for the second time in four games after going 1-for-6 with a triple and a run scored in the first two games against the Marlins. Nick Pratto will get the start in left field and hit leadoff with Olivares on the bench, and Michael Massey will be the designated hitter with Vinnie Pasquantino starting at first.
JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Sunday Olivares is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Impact Olivares went 2-for-6 with a solo home run in the first two games of the series and will take a seat for Sunday's finale. Nick Pratto will move out to left field with Vinnie Pasquantino at first base and Salvador Perez serving as the designated hitter.
JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Smacks homer in loss Olivares went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-2 loss to the Rockies.
Impact Olivares got the Royals on the board in the second inning with his second homer in his last three games. The outfielder's seen a slight uptick in playing time while going 6-for-21 (.286) over his last seven contests. He's up to five homers, 12 RBI, 23 runs scored and five stolen bases while slashing .234/.297/.414 through 158 plate appearances this season. Olivares is a fixture in the lineup versus southpaws, but he'll need to hit reasonably well to keep his place versus righties.
JUNE 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Heads to bench Monday Olivares is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
Impact Even though Olivares came up big in Sunday's 3-2 win with a game-tying 452-foot home run that damaged the scoreboard at Kauffman Stadium, he won't be rewarded with a second consecutive start as the Royals open a series with St. Louis. Olivares still looks to be the Royals' preferred option in left field, though his playing time may be less consistent than some of Kansas City's other lineup regulars.
MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Goes deep in comeback win Olivares went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Nationals.
Impact Olivares' lone hit of the game came at an opportune time, as he took Chad Kuhl deep to left to lead off the eighth and knot the game up at 2-2. The 27-year-old struggled badly over the first half of May with just three hits over 10 games but has picked it up some with now five hits over as many games. Olivares seems to be picking up more of a regular role once again for the time being and is now slashing .232/.297/.394 with four homers, 11 RBI, 22 runs and a 9:27 BB:K over 155 plate appearances.
MAY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
'Not sorry': Kansas City Royals' Edward Olivares has no regrets after smokin' home run Olivares blasted a crucial 452-foot home run off a video board in left and did a little damage in the process (not that anyone was complaini...
MAY 28, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM
Smoked: Olivares' homer leads to smoking Kaufmann Stadium scoreboard
Edward Olivares made quite the impression — a smoking impression on the scoreboard in left fieldMAY 28, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A HR so hard it left the scoreboard smoking Royals left fielder Edward Olivares rocketed a clutch game-tying home run against Nationals reliever Chad Kuhl in the eighth inning on Sunda...
MAY 28, 2023 • MLB.COM
Playing time on upswing Olivares will start in left field and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Impact Olivares is in the lineup for the fourth time in five games and seems to have settled back into a near-everyday role of late after the Royals recently optioned Nate Eaton to Triple-A Omaha and released Hunter Dozier. The 27-year-old enters Sunday's contest with a .230/.296/.374 slash line to go with three home runs and five stolen bases over 152 plate appearances on the season.
MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Day off Saturday Olivares is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the White Sox.
Impact Olivares will take a seat after he went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's series opener. The outfielder has now gone 1-for-17 with a run scored, a walk, three strikeouts and two stolen bases over six games since May 11. Nick Pratto will start in left field and bat sixth against Chicago.
MAY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting Wednesday Olivares is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Padres.
Impact Olivares will take a seat after he went 1-for-6 with a run scored, a strikeout and two stolen bases over the first two games of the series. Nate Eaton will take over in left field and bat ninth in the rubber match with San Diego.
MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Notches another theft Olivares went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Padres.
Impact Olivares entered Tuesday on an 0-for-10 skid. He snapped it with a second-inning single, then stole second and scored on a Matt Duffy single. It's too soon to say Olivares is turning things around, but this was his second straight game with a steal, and he now has five thefts this season. He's also slashing .233/.303/.392 with three home runs, nine RBI and 18 runs scored through 132 plate appearances.
MAY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Logs steal Monday Olivares went 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch and a stolen base in Monday's 4-0 loss to the Padres.
Impact Olivares got plunked in the fifth inning, ending Michael Wacha's bid for a perfect game. It's the seven hitless effort in 10 games during May for Olivares, who has started to see his playing time slip a bit. He's sat out three of the Royals' last eight contests. For the season, the outfielder is slashing .233/.305/.397 with three home runs, nine RBI, 17 runs scored, four steals, six doubles and two triples over 128 plate appearances.
MAY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Out of lineup again Sunday Olivares is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Impact Olivares will take a seat on the bench to open Sunday's contest after also not getting the start in Saturday's game against the Brewers. Nick Pratto is starting in left field with Vinnie Pasquantino handling first base duties.
MAY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting Saturday Olivares will not start Saturday's game against the Brewers.
Impact Olivares has gone just 3-for-30 at the plate over his last eight games, dropping his season slash line to .239/.306/.407. Nate Eaton will handle left field Saturday.
MAY 13, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Goes yard in Wednesday's win Olivares went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Wednesday's 9-1 win over the White Sox.
Impact Olivares took Nicholas Padilla deep to left center in the seventh to pad the Royals' lead to 9-1. It was just his third long ball of the year and his first extra base hit in seven games since April 29. The righty ended the month hot at the plate, slashing .361/.425/.639 over nine games but has started to cool off and is now hitting .255/.319/.434 with 11 extra base hits, nine RBI, 17 runs and an 8:21 BB:K over 116 plate appearances.
MAY 11, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Tuesday's lineup Olivares is absent from the Royals' lineup for Tuesday's game versus the White Sox.
Impact Nate Eaton will get the start in left field for Kansas City. Olivares has just two hits in 19 at-bats so far this month.
MAY 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Heads to bench Sunday Olivares is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Impact Nate Eaton will get a look in left field while Olivares heads to the bench after starting at the position in seven of the past eight games. Olivares has gotten off to a 1-for-15 start to May, but his .736 OPS on the season is probably good enough to lock him into a near-everyday role in a Kansas City lineup lacking in impact bats.
MAY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Swipes bag Sunday Olivares went 1-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Twins.
Impact Olivares singled his first time up and would end up stealing second for his third stolen base of the year. The 27-year-old has notched at least a base hit in nine straight games and is slashing .289/.344/.482 with 10 extra base hits, eight RBI, 12 runs and a 5:17 BB:K over 90 plate appearances. Olivares has primarily batted second against lefties and has been all around the order against righties, but his hot stretch at the plate could lead to manager Matt Quatraro featuring him more consistently in the upper half of the lineup.
APRIL 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
On base three times Saturday Olivares went 2-for-3 with a walk, two doubles, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Twins.
Impact The 27-year-old has tormented Minnesota in this series, going 5-for-7 over the last two days with four doubles and four runs to extend his hitting streak to eight games. Olivares is batting .375 (12-for-32) during that stretch, boosting his slash line on the season to .291/.341/.494 with two homers, two steals, seven RBI and 12 runs through 85 plate appearances. A lack of support in the lineup around him has capped his counting stats and his fantasy value so far, but Olivares is making a strong case to finally secure an everyday spot in the Kansas City lineup.
APRIL 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Tallies three hits Olivares went 3-for-4 with two double, a triple, and two runs scored in Friday's loss to the Twins.
Impact Olivares scored in the fourth and sixth innings after knocking an extra-base hit in each frame. He reached base four times in the contest, including in the ninth inning when he was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Olivares has gone 10-for-29 (.344) with five extra-base knocks during his seven-game hitting streak.
APRIL 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Goes yard in narrow loss Olivares went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Impact Olivares' second homer of the season gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. The outfielder is now in the midst of a four game hit streak, and will look to keep improving on his .238/.284/.381 slash line.
APRIL 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Steals bag Tuesday Olivares went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 12-2 loss to the Rangers.
Impact Olivares joined Salvador Perez as the only two players in the lineup to record multiple hits Tuesday. He got a base knock to lead off the second innings and wound up taking second for his first steal of the year. The 27-year-old hasn't mustered up much production at the plate in the early going, slashing .256/.304/.395 with a home run, four RBI and four runs scored across 50 plate appearances.
APRIL 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
