Olivares isn't in the Royals' lineup Saturday against the Astros.
Despite putting together a four-game hitting streak, Olivares will take a seat to begin Saturday's contest. Nelson Velazquez will serve as Kansas City's designated hitter while Drew Waters starts in right field with Kyle Isbel in center.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Picks up steal in win
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Olivares went 1-for-2 with a walk, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Astros.
Olivares has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 12-for-34 (.353) in that span. The outfielder is seeing steady playing time between designated hitter and left field, albeit not in an everyday role. He has a .266/.323/.447 slash line with 10 home runs, 11 thefts, 32 RBI, 45 runs scored, 21 doubles and four triples through 100 games this season.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Registers 10th steal
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Olivares went 1-for-4 with one RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Guardians.
Olivares has returned with a vengeance since he was recalled from Triple-A Omaha at the beginning of September. He's gone 17-for-45 (.378) with four home runs and 11 RBI over 14 contests, and he picked up his first steal of the month Wednesday. The outfielder is up to a .264/.318/.444 slash line with 10 homers, 10 thefts, 31 RBI and 44 runs scored over 99 contests this season, though he's also added 21 doubles and four triples across 358 plate appearances.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Takes seat Monday
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Olivares is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
Olivares will hit the bench for the series opener after he had started in seven of the past eight games while going 8-for-25 with a home run, two doubles, three walks, four RBI and three runs. He'll cede his spot in the lineup to Nelson Velazquez, who will bat out of the cleanup spot as the Royals' designated hitter.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Heads to bench
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Olivares will sit Saturday against the Astros.
Olivares hits the bench after a run of six straight starts, a stretch in which he posted a .920 OPS. Nelson Velazquez will take over as the designated hitter Saturday.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Power surge continues
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Olivares went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
He spoiled Kevin Gausman's shutout bid by taking the right-hander deep in the fifth inning. Olivares has a career-high 10 homers in 91 games on the season, but four of them have come in his last five contests, a stretch in which he's gone 6-for-14 (.429) with seven RBI.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Blasts two homers
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Olivares went 3-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's win over the White Sox.
Olivares made his second straight start at DH and notched his second career multi-homer game (first since June 24, 2022). He opened the scoring for the Royals by hitting a 401-foot solo shot in the first inning before capping the day with a two-run 428-foot blast in the fifth. Olivares should continue to receive regular at-bats in the Royals lineup as Kyle Isbel (hamstring) sits out.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Sent to Triple-A
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The Royals optioned Olivares to Triple-A Omaha on Sunday.
Olivares has been slumping at the plate recently, putting up just a .638 OPS in 34 plate appearances since the start of August. As a result, he'll head to the minors in order to get back on track, making room for Drew Waters to return from the bereavement list.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Sitting against righty again
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Olivares is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Olivares will sit out for the third time in four games, with all of those absences from the lineup coming versus right-handed pitching. Though Olivares has seen more starts at designated hitter than any other Royals player since the All-Star break, manager Matt Quatraro seems content to rotate a number of players at that lineup spot rather than making Olivares a fixture at the position.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Notches steal Tuesday
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Olivares went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Red Sox.
Olivares' playing time has been a bit shaky lately. He's gone eight games without an RBI and 24 contests without a home run, hitting just .229 with six RBI and six doubles in that longer span. The outfielder is slashing .250/.302/.408 with six homers, nine steals, 19 RBI and 36 runs scored through 81 contests overall. The Royals seem content to have Olivares be the primary designated hitter, but there's been little hesitation to rotate other players in that spot when they need to rest their legs.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Sitting out again Monday
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Olivares is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox.
Olivares has now sat out three of the Royals' last four matchups with right-handed pitchers, perhaps signaling that his standing as an everyday player is on shaky ground. Dairon Blanco appears to be Olivares' top challenger for the final spot in the Kansas City lineup; Blanco will start in left field and bat eighth Monday after going 3-for-8 with five RBI, three stolen bases and three runs over his previous three games.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Olivares is not in the lineup for Sunday's game at Philadelphia, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
Olivares started the past two games and will take a seat Sunday after going 2-for-8 with two doubles and a run. Freddy Fermin will bat fifth as the designated hitter.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Not in lineup Thursday
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Olivares is not in the lineup Thursday against the Mets.
Matt Beaty will serve as the Royals' designated hitter as they wrap up this three-game set versus New York. Samad Taylor is in left field. Olivares went 2-for-6 with one walk and two strikeouts in the first two games of the series.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Sitting out Friday
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Olivares isn't in the Royals' lineup Friday against the Twins.
Olivares is 4-for-17 with two RBI and a run scored across his last five contests, and he'll sit for the second straight game Friday. Michael Massey will fill in as Kansas City's DH while Nicky Lopez gets the nod at second and bats ninth.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Takes seat Wednesday
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Olivares is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
He'll duck out of the lineup while catcher Salvador Perez gets a day off behind the dish and handles designated hitter duties in the series finale. Since returning from the 10-day injured list July 18, Olivares has started in six of nine games and is batting .300 with four RBI and four runs.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Expected back this week
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Olivares (oblique) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list this week, Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star reports.
Olivares is eligible for activation Tuesday, although it's not clear whether that's the specific day he will return. The outfielder has been on the shelf for much of this month with a mild left oblique strain.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Hits IL with oblique strain
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The Royals placed Olivares on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a mild left oblique strain.
The transaction is retroactive to Saturday, meaning that Olivares will first be eligible for activation July 18. Though the Royals' description of Olivares' injury as mild bodes well for the outfielder's chances of avoiding a lengthy absence, oblique strains often carry volatile recovery timelines, so a quick return can't necessarily be guaranteed. The Royals called up infielder/outfielder Samad Taylor from Triple-A Omaha to join the 26-man active roster as a replacement for Olivares, who owns a .706 OPS to go with eight stolen bases over 247 plate appearances on the season.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Scratched from lineup
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Olivares was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians for undisclosed reasons.
Olivares had been set to bat cleanup and play left field. Instead, MJ Melendez will move from designated hitter to left, with Michael Massey joining the lineup as the DH. The Royals have yet to indicate whether Olivares is dealing with an injury, but if he's dealing with even a minor one, he's likely to sit Sunday as well with the All-Star break beginning Monday.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Not in lineup Wednesday
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Olivares is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Twins.
Bobby Witt will take a turn as the Royals' designated hitter with Maikel Garcia handling shortstop. Olivares went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's loss to Minnesota and is 1-for-12 over his last five games.
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Royals' Edward Olivares: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Olivares is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
Olivares has a .644 OPS over his past 10 games and will take a seat Sunday for the third time in Kansas City's last four contests. Salvador Perez will rest his legs as the designated hitter while Freddy Fermin works behind the plate.
