Luis Oliveros
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Luis Gerardo Oliveros is a minor league baseball
catcher
who is currently a free agent. Oliveros has played his entire career with the Seattle Mariners organization in the minors, primarily in Single-A and Double-A. He was signed as a non-drafted free agent June 18, .
of the Arizona League
. He hit
.356 with five doubles
and 19 RBIs in 28 games.
In Oliveros split the season between the Peoria Mariners and the Short-Season Everett AquaSox
of the Northwest League
. In a combined 51 games he hit .304 with nine doubles, one triple
, five home runs and 32 RBIs. He played in the Arizona Fall League
at seasons end.
He spent the entire season with the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
of the Midwest League
. Oliveros hit .229 with 11 doubles and 20 RBIs in 82 games. Oliveros played in the Venezulan Winter League
during the winter of '02.
Oliveros played the with the Class-A Advanced Inland Empire 66ers of the California League
. In 93 games he hit .286 with 19 doubles, five home runs and 41 RBIs. He played in both the Arizona Fall League and the Venezulan Winter League at the end of the '03 season.
In Oliveros played the entire season with the Double-A San Antonio Missions
of the Texas League
. He was invited to spring training
by the Mariners to start the season. He was cut from camp before the season and was assigned to the Missions where he hit .229 with 19 doubles four home runs and 22 RBIs in 80 games.
Oliveros split the season between the Class-A Advanced Inland Empire 66ers and the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He missed all of spring training due to immigration restrictions. He hit a combined .279 with eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and 34 RBIs in 58 games.
In Oliveros began the season with the Class-A Advanced Inland Empire 66ers but was promoted to the Double-A San Antonio Missions on May 15. He was called up to the Major Leagues on July 9, All-Star Break, as Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima
was granted a request to go home to his native Japan
to witness the birth of his third child. Oliveros never made an appearance at the Major League level as he was outrighted to Inland Empire. As a member of the Missions Oliveros faced Cy Young Award
winner Roger Clemens
during one of Clemens' rehab starts in the Houston Astros
organization. He recored a single off Clemens. He finished the season with a combined average of .212 in 88 games. He played with the Tiburones de La Guaira
of the Venezulan Winter League at the end of the season.
Oliveros was invited to spring training with the Mariners in . He was reassigned to Minor League camp on March 13. He spent the entire season with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
of the Southern League
. He hit .286 in 50 games.
He split the season between the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers
. He started the season with the Diamond Jaxx until June 22 saw him a promotion to Triple-A. He only appeared in one game between July 27 and August 14 with the Rainiers. Oliveros hit a combined .276 with one home run and 12 RBIs in 53 games.
Oliveros was re-signed by the Mariners going into the season. It was announced in January that he would again be a non-roster invitee going into spring training. During spring training, he tore his ACL
and missed the entire 2009 season. He returned in 2010 to play in 15 games for West Tenn, but became a free agent again after the season.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
catcher
Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...
who is currently a free agent. Oliveros has played his entire career with the Seattle Mariners organization in the minors, primarily in Single-A and Double-A. He was signed as a non-drafted free agent June 18, .
Seattle Mariners
Oliveros began his professional career in the season with the Rookie-Level Peoria MarinersPeoria Mariners
The Arizona League Mariners are a minor league baseball team in Peoria, Arizona, USA. They are a Class R team in the Arizona League and are a farm team of the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners play home games at Peoria Sports Complex.-Year-by-year record:...
of the Arizona League
Arizona League
The Arizona League is a minor league baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona. It is a rookie-level professional baseball league run by Major League Baseball since 1989. Games are played at the spring training complexes of the team's parent organizations from mid-June until the...
. He hit
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
.356 with five doubles
Double (baseball)
In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
and 19 RBIs in 28 games.
In Oliveros split the season between the Peoria Mariners and the Short-Season Everett AquaSox
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a minor league baseball team in Everett, Washington, USA. They are a Short-Season A classification team in the Northwest League, of which they are the current defending champions...
of the Northwest League
Northwest League
The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a Class A-Short Season minor baseball league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 and class A from 1952-1954...
. In a combined 51 games he hit .304 with nine doubles, one triple
Triple (baseball)
In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....
, five home runs and 32 RBIs. He played in the Arizona Fall League
Arizona Fall League
The Arizona Fall League is an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball which operates during the fall in Arizona, United States at five spring training complexes...
at seasons end.
He spent the entire season with the Class-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a minor league baseball team of the Midwest League, and the Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, and are named for timber rattlesnakes. The team plays its home games at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium...
of the Midwest League
Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...
. Oliveros hit .229 with 11 doubles and 20 RBIs in 82 games. Oliveros played in the Venezulan Winter League
Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional is the highest level baseball league in Venezuela.-Brief history:Baseball exploded in Venezuela in 1941, following the world championship in Havana....
during the winter of '02.
Oliveros played the with the Class-A Advanced Inland Empire 66ers of the California League
California League
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
. In 93 games he hit .286 with 19 doubles, five home runs and 41 RBIs. He played in both the Arizona Fall League and the Venezulan Winter League at the end of the '03 season.
In Oliveros played the entire season with the Double-A San Antonio Missions
San Antonio Missions
The San Antonio Missions are a minor league baseball team based in San Antonio, Texas. The team, which plays in the Texas League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres major-league club. The Missions play in Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium, located in San Antonio...
of the Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
. He was invited to spring training
Spring training
In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play...
by the Mariners to start the season. He was cut from camp before the season and was assigned to the Missions where he hit .229 with 19 doubles four home runs and 22 RBIs in 80 games.
Oliveros split the season between the Class-A Advanced Inland Empire 66ers and the Double-A San Antonio Missions. He missed all of spring training due to immigration restrictions. He hit a combined .279 with eight doubles, two triples, four home runs and 34 RBIs in 58 games.
In Oliveros began the season with the Class-A Advanced Inland Empire 66ers but was promoted to the Double-A San Antonio Missions on May 15. He was called up to the Major Leagues on July 9, All-Star Break, as Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima
Kenji Johjima
is a Japanese catcher who is currently playing for the Hanshin Tigers. He played in Major League Baseball for four years with the Seattle Mariners in the American League....
was granted a request to go home to his native Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to witness the birth of his third child. Oliveros never made an appearance at the Major League level as he was outrighted to Inland Empire. As a member of the Missions Oliveros faced Cy Young Award
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
winner Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
during one of Clemens' rehab starts in the Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
organization. He recored a single off Clemens. He finished the season with a combined average of .212 in 88 games. He played with the Tiburones de La Guaira
Tiburones de La Guaira
The Tiburones de La Guaira are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Based in the city of La Guaira, the Tiburones have won seven national championships since their founding in 1962.-History:...
of the Venezulan Winter League at the end of the season.
Oliveros was invited to spring training with the Mariners in . He was reassigned to Minor League camp on March 13. He spent the entire season with the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx
The Jackson Generals are a minor league baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The team is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and plays their home games at Pringles Park; opened in 1998, the park currently holds 6,000 fans.From their inaugural season...
of the Southern League
Southern League (baseball)
The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...
. He hit .286 in 50 games.
He split the season between the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx and the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers
Tacoma Rainiers
The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League , and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners...
. He started the season with the Diamond Jaxx until June 22 saw him a promotion to Triple-A. He only appeared in one game between July 27 and August 14 with the Rainiers. Oliveros hit a combined .276 with one home run and 12 RBIs in 53 games.
Oliveros was re-signed by the Mariners going into the season. It was announced in January that he would again be a non-roster invitee going into spring training. During spring training, he tore his ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
and missed the entire 2009 season. He returned in 2010 to play in 15 games for West Tenn, but became a free agent again after the season.