Jared Oliva

Jared Cole Oliva (born November 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Jared Oliva
Oliva with the West Virginia Black Bears in 2017
Los Angeles Angels
Outfielder
Born: (1995-11-27) November 27, 1995
Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 2020, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.179
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

Amateur career

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]

Professional career

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 RBIs 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 RBIs, 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 Indianapolis Indians, batting .249 with two home runs and 23 RBIs over 64 games.[23] He made forty at-bats for the Pirates with whom he hit .175 with two RBIs and two doubles.[24] On March 31, 2022, Oliva was designated for assignment to make room for Josh VanMeter.[25]

Los Angeles Angels

On December 7, 2022, Oliva was claimed by the Los Angeles Angels in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[26]

References
  1. "College World Series". Inside SCV Magazine.
  2. Lev, Michael. "Arizona Wildcats' Jared Oliva goes from walk-on to 7th-round pick of Pittsburgh Pirates". Arizona Daily Star.
  3. "College World Series: Arizona's Jared Oliva has something to prove | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
  4. ENQUIRER, NICK BUCKLEY BATTLE CREEK. "Bombers chew up 'Chucks". Battle Creek Enquirer.
  5. https://www.centralwisconsinsports.net/2016/07/woodchucks-take-two-kenosha/
  6. "Pirates summary for second day of the 2017 Draft". MLB.com.
  7. "SCV boasts two of MLB Draft's top prospects and host of others". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. June 10, 2017.
  8. Star, Drew McCullough Arizona Daily. "All-Pac-12 first team, Pac-12 all-defensive team: Jared Oliva". Arizona Daily Star.
  9. "Oliva defies odds to become Pirates Draft pick". MLB.com.
  10. "Two SCV products picked on MLB Draft's 2nd day". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. June 13, 2017.
  11. "5 from SCV sign with pro baseball teams". Santa Clarita Valley Signal. June 22, 2017.
  12. Bartel, Jason (June 20, 2017). "Jared Oliva signs contract with Pittsburgh Pirates". Arizona Desert Swarm.
  13. Virginian, Bob Hertzel For the Times West. "Nine Pirates draftees join Black Bears". Times West Virginian.
  14. "FSL notes: Oliva emerging with Marauders". MiLB.com.
  15. Dopirak, Dustin. "Jared Oliva Has Both The Skills And The Will". www.baseballamerica.com.
  16. "Curve, Pirates finalize 2019 Opening Day roster". MiLB.com.
  17. "Toolshed: Pirates' Oliva turns the page". MiLB.com.
  18. "Pittsburgh Steelers, Penguins, Pirates News, Live Coverage | DK Pittsburgh Sports". DKPittsburghSports.com.
  19. "Pirates minor league report: Travis Swaggerty, Jared Oliva have big weeks". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  20. "How Pirates prospect Jared Oliva became an Arizona Fall League All-Star". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  21. "Pirates Select Jared Oliva". MLB Trade Rumors.
  22. "Jared Oliva starts, gets first MLB hits with Pirates". September 24, 2020.
  23. "What will the Pirates do next in right field after releasing Gregory Polanco?".
  24. "Pirates a to Z: Jared Oliva endured injury but remained optimistic about his future in outfield". November 19, 2021.
  25. "Pirates trade with Arizona for infielder Josh VanMeter; designate outfielder Jared Oliva". March 31, 2022.
  26. "2022 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com.
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