| Ed Olivares | |
| Position: | Outfielder, third baseman |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 16 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 26 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .143 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 5 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 1 |
| Teams: | |
Edward Olivares Balzac (November 5, 1938 – October 14, 2022) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman who spent parts of two seasons playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. Olivares' full professional baseball career extended for nine years (1957–1961; 1963–1966). He batted and threw right-handed, stood 5feet tall and weighed .
Olivares was originally signed by the Philadelphia Phillies before the season. He was acquired by the Cardinals prior to and made his major-league debut during the season, after he was the Most Valuable Player, home run champion (35) and runs batted in leader (125) of the Class B Carolina League playing for Winston-Salem. In his two trials for the MLB Redbirds, he got into 24 games with 11 starts. But he managed only five hits, all singles, in 35 at bats (with no bases on balls), for a batting average of .143.
Following the season, Olivares was drafted by the Houston Colt .45s with the 33rd overall selection in the 1961 expansion draft, but never appeared in another major league game.
His son, Omar, was an MLB pitcher for 12 seasons. Ed Olivares died on October 14, 2022, at the age of 83.[1]