Editing Ray Olmedo (section)

==Career==

===Cincinnati Reds===
Olmedo was originally signed by the [[Cincinnati Reds]] as an undrafted free agent on January 21, 1999. He made his Major League debut on May 25, 2003, against the [[Florida Marlins]], striking out as a [[pinch hitter]]. He made his first start the next day, against the [[Atlanta Braves]] and was hitless in 4 at-bats with 2 strikeouts. He recorded his first Major League hit when he went 3 for 4 against the Marlins on June 1. In parts of 4 seasons with the Reds, he appeared in 171 games and hit .228. He hit 2 home runs with the Reds, the first was on September 23, 2005, against [[Aquilino López]] of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] and the second was on September 18, 2006, against [[Roy Oswalt]] of the [[Houston Astros]].

[[File:Ray Olmedo.jpg|thumb|upright|Olmedo with the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in {{Mlby|2007}} [[spring training]]]]

===Toronto Blue Jays===
He was selected off waivers by the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] on January 19, 2007. He appeared in 27 games for the Blue Jays, hitting only .216.

===Pittsburgh Pirates/Philadelphia Phillies===
On February 1, 2008, Olmedo was claimed off waivers from the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] by the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].

On February 26, 2008, Olmedo was claimed off waivers by the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080226&content_id=2390466&vkey=pr_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi Phillies claim Olmedo off waivers]</ref> On March 28, he was sent outright to the minors, but declined the assignment and became a free agent.

===Washington Nationals===
Olmedo signed a minor league contract with the [[Washington Nationals]] on March 29, 2008. He played in 108 games with the AAA [[Columbus Clippers]], hitting .252.

===Tampa Bay Rays===
He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] in December. In 115 games with the [[Durham Bulls]], he hit .250.

===Milwaukee Brewers===
On December 16, 2009, Olmedo signed a minor league contract with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]].

On March 22, 2010, Olmedo was traded to the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] in exchange for catcher [[Matt Treanor]]. He hit .284 in 114 games for the Triple-A [[Nashville Sounds]]. Olmedo elected free agency after the 2010 season.

===Tampa Bay Rays (second stint)===
On January 7, 2011, Olmedo signed a minor league contract with the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]. With the Triple-A [[Durham Bulls]], he hit .260 in 124 games.

===Chicago White Sox===
After the season, he became a free agent and on December 1, 2011, he signed a minor league contract with the [[Chicago White Sox]]. On July 29, 2012, he was called up from the Triple-A [[Charlotte Knights]]. On October 10, Olmedo was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Charlotte, and subsequently elected free agency.

===Tampa Bay Rays (third stint)===
On January 6, 2014, Olmedo signed a minor league contract to return to the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] organization.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minor Moves: Thomas, Olmedo, Darnell, Solis|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/01/minor-moves-olmedo-darnell-solis.html|access-date=January 26, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=January 6, 2014 |language=en}}</ref> In 104 games for the Triple–A [[Durham Bulls]], he batted .224/.281/.271 with no home runs, 25 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ray Olmedo - Stats - Batting|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ray-olmedo/1718/stats?position=2B/SS|access-date=July 6, 2023|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}}</ref> Olmedo became a free agent following the season.

===Rimini Baseball Club===
On January 25, 2015, Olmedo signed with the [[Rimini Baseball Club]] of the [[Italian Baseball League]] (IBL).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ray Olmedo, a 'Big League' shortstop headed to Rimini|url=https://www.fibs.it/en/news/ray-olmedo-a-big-league-shortstop-headed-to-rimini|access-date=July 6, 2023|website=fibs.it|language=en}}</ref> In 28 games for Rimini, he hit .285/.363/.363 with 1 home run, 13 RBI, and 4 stolen bases.

===Nettuno Baseball Club===
On March 3, 2016, Olmedo signed with the [[Nettuno Baseball Club]] of the [[Italian Baseball League]] (IBL).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Major League Infielder Ray Olmedo signs with Nettuno|url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/major-league-infielder-ray-olmedo-signs-nettuno/|access-date=July 6, 2023|website=mister-baseball.com|language=en}}</ref>