Miguel Olivo

Baseball catcher and All-Star player

Miguel Olivo - Baseball catcher and All-Star player
Born

July 15th, 1978
46 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Dominican Republic

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Played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2016. Team affiliations included the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and Kansas City Royals. Achieved an All-Star selection in 2015 while with the Miami Marlins. Notable for offensive contributions as well as defensive skills behind the plate. Retired with a career batting average of .245, 104 home runs, and 411 runs batted in.

Selected as an All-Star in 2015

Played for the Kansas City Royals

Recorded over 100 home runs in MLB

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