Jared Oliva

Jared Cole Oliva (born November 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Jared Oliva
Oliva with the West Virginia Black Bears in 2017
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 14
Outfielder
Born: (1995-11-27) November 27, 1995
Santa Clarita, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 2020, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.188
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Career

Oliva attended Valencia High School in Valencia, 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]

Olvia 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]

Oliva signed with the Pirates for $200,000,[11][12] and made his professional debut with the West Virginia Black Bears.[13] Over 56 games, he hit .266 with 17 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Oliva spent the 2018 season with the Bradenton Marauders,[14] slashing .275/.354/.424 with nine home runs, 47 RBIs, and 33 stolen bases in 108 games.[15] In 2019, he played with the Altoona Curve,[16][17][18][19] batting .277/.352/.398 with six home runs, 42 RBIs, and 36 stolen bases over 123 games. 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.

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.
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