KEIBERT RUIZ NEWS

Swats 12th homer Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Phillies.

Impact After socking a solo shot off Zack Wheeler in the second inning of the matinee, Ruiz was back behind the plate for the nightcap but went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. The switch-hitting catcher snapped a 16-game homer drought with the long ball, but since the All-Star break he's slashing an impressive .316/.369/.500 over 84 plate appearances with three of his 12 home runs on the season.

AUGUST 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Monday Ruiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Ruiz's absence from the lineup doesn't appear to be anything more than a rest day, considering that he made three starts (two at catcher, one at designated hitter) during the Nationals' series sweep of the Reds over the weekend. Riley Adams will step in for Ruiz behind the dish Monday.

AUGUST 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Wednesday Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Ruiz will get some maintenance as the Nationals close out their series with Milwaukee with a day game after a night game. Riley Adams will draw the start at catcher while Ruiz rests following three consecutive starts.

AUGUST 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Day off Saturday Ruiz isn't in the Nationals' lineup Saturday versus the Mets, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Ruiz will take a seat Saturday after going 5-for-19 with two RBI and a run scored across his last five contests. Riley Adams will take over behind the plate and bat eighth.

JULY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Austin Riley and Freddie Freeman lead Ben Verlander's MLB team of the week

FOX Sports' Ben Verlander unveiled his first post-All-Star team of the week, which features Austin Riley and Freddie Freeman.

JULY 24, 2023

Resting Sunday Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Impact Ruiz had started behind the dish in each of the Nationals' last six games, so he was probably overdue for a day off. Riley Adams will form a battery with starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore in the series finale.

JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in perfect game at plate Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI in a 7-5 win against the Cubs on Monday.

Impact Ruiz reached in all four of his plate appearances Monday, falling a triple shy of a cycle. The backstop has come out of the All-Star break swinging a hot bat, going 5-for-10 with a pair of homers, four RBI, a stolen base and a 2:1 K:BB through three games. Ruiz has already surpassed his total last season with 11 homers in 2023, and he's just one RBI shy of last year's mark despite logging more than 100 fewer plate appearances thus far.

JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Keibert Ruiz, Nationals outslug Cubs 7-5 Keibert Ruiz clubbed a two-run homer and he and Stone Garrett each had three hits as the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs...

JULY 18, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Ruiz and Candelario power the Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Cubs

Keibert Ruiz hit a two-run homer and went 3 for 3 with a double to lead the Washington Nationals past the Chicago Cubs 7-5

JULY 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers and steals bag in loss Ruiz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals.

Impact Ruiz got the scoring started with a solo blast to right in the second inning and plated his second run of the game in the eighth. The 24-year-old already had three more home runs in 75 games this season than he did in 112 games last year. He also had six stolen bases in seven attempts last year, but Sunday's steal was his first attempt of 2023. Overall, it's been a disappointing season for Ruiz, who is now slashing .229/.281/.369 with 10 homers, 33 RBI, 25 runs and a 17:29 BB:K in 313 plate appearances.

JULY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting nightcap Ruiz isn't in the Nationals' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against St. Louis, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact After a 1-for-4 performance in Game 1 of Saturday's action, Ruiz will take a seat for the nightcap. Riley Adams will start behind the plate and bat seventh in Ruiz's place.

JULY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Breather Friday Ruiz will sit Friday against Texas.

Impact Ruiz will get a breather after he went 1-for-9 with three strikeouts while starting the last two contests. Riley Adams will draw the start at catcher and bat seventh in the series opener with the Rangers.

JULY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Tuesday Ruiz is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Reds, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact The Nationals have the earliest game of the Fourth of July slate, offering an opportunity to rest Ruiz following Monday's night game. Riley Adams will do the catching for Patrick Corbin.

JULY 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Receives off day Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Impact Ruiz had started at either designated hitter or catcher in each of the Nationals' last 10 games, so he was probably overdue for a day off. Riley Adams will get a turn behind the dish in place of Ruiz, who went 0-for-8 over the first two games of the series.

JULY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swats ninth homer Ruiz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-4 extra-innings win over the Mariners.

Impact Ruiz forced extra innings with his eighth-inning solo shot. The catcher has hit safely in both games versus the Mariners this week after going 0-for-13 versus the Padres over the weekend. He's homered twice over 18 games in June, and he's up to nine long balls, 28 RBI, 22 runs scored, 10 doubles and a .231/.287/.378 slash line through 65 contests overall.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Three hits in loss Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Thursday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Getting the nod at DH and batting fifth, Ruiz produced his fourth multi-hit performance in his last nine starts. The switch-hitting catcher is batting .297 (11-for-37) over that stretch, pushing his slash line on the season to .240/.300/.389 with a career-high eight homers in 250 plate appearances as the Nationals continue to give the 24-year-old a heavy workload.

JUNE 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets breather Tuesday Ruiz is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals.

Impact Ruiz will grab a routine breather after starting behind the plate for the Nationals in five of their last six games. Riley Adams is catching Tuesday and hitting seventh.

JUNE 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Saturday Ruiz isn't starting Saturday against the Marlins, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Keibert has gone 6-for-21 at the plate with a homer, three RBI and two runs scored across his last five games and will get a breather Saturday. Riley Adams will take Ruiz's place behind the dish and bat seventh.

JUNE 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Belts clutch homer Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's 4-1 extra-inning win against the Astros.

Impact Offense wasn't exactly abundant in the contest -- neither team scored until the ninth frame -- but Ruiz still finished with a big night at the plate. He accounted for the game's first run with a solo blast off Ryan Pressly in the top of the ninth, and after Houston countered with a run in the bottom of the frame, the backstop capped a three-run 10th for Washington with an RBI single. Ruiz finished with his fifth three-hit performance of the campaign, and the long ball gave him eight homers, establishing a single-season career-high mark.

JUNE 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Keibert Ruiz's blast awakens dormant offense as Nationals storm past Astros After playing to a scoreless stalemate through eight innings, the Nationals took a brief lead in the ninth and reclaimed it in the 10th in a...

JUNE 16, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Ruiz gets 2 big hits late as the Nationals beat the Astros 4-1 in 10 innings to avoid a sweep

Lane Thomas and Keibert Ruiz each hit an RBI single in a three-run 10th inning that carried the Washington Nationals past the Houston Astros 4-1 to prevent a three-game sweep

JUNE 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out of lineup Ruiz will be on the bench Saturday against Atlanta, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Ruiz is hitting just .229 on the season despite an excellent 8.0 percent strikeout rate, but his .291 xBA suggests things should improve soon. He'll get a rest Saturday with Riley Adams taking over behind the plate.

JUNE 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Wednesday off Ruiz is out of the starting lineup against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Impact Ruiz will get a breather after going 1-for-4 with a double in the 10-5 loss to the D-Backs on Wednesday. Riley Adams will handle backstop duties and hit eighth with Patrick Corbin on the mound.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets Sunday breather Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game vs. the Phillies, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Ruiz went just 1-for-8 in the first two games against Philadelphia over the weekend, but his spot on the bench is about maintenance and not related to performance. The switch-hitting backstop takes a seat with Riley Adams starting behind the plate and hitting eighth.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Power surge to close out May Ruiz went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Dodgers.

Impact The switch-hitting catcher has seven homers on the season, but four of them have come in his last 10 games -- a stretch in which he's batting .294 (10-for-34) with 10 RBI. Ruiz has flashed power in the minors, launching 24 homers over 101 games between Triple-A and MLB in 2021, and while the 24-year-old's heavy workload could weigh on him as the summer progresses, he could also be poised for a big second half.

JUNE 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE