KEIBERT RUIZ NEWS

Hard work and patience paying off for Ruiz LOS ANGELES -- When a hitter isn’t getting the results he wants, it can be tempting to tinker with things mechanically. That’s been the case...

JUNE 1, 2023 • MLB.COM

García, Ruiz lead Nats' 5-homer barrage in 10-6 win over Dodgers

Luis García hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, Keibert Ruiz added two more of Washington’s five homers, and the Washington Nationals avoided a series sweep wit...

MAY 31, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Launches fifth homer Ruiz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Ruiz has gone 7-for-30 (.233) with two homers and seven RBI over his last nine games. The catcher continues to handle a starting role, though his season numbers are a bit lackluster. He's batting .225 with a .649 OPS, five homers, 20 RBI, 14 runs scored and seven doubles over 46 contests.

MAY 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets rest day Sunday Ruiz is out of the lineup against the Royals on Sunday.

Impact Ruiz will retreat to the bench after going 1-for-8 with an RBI and a run scored over the first two games against the Royals. Riley Adams will get the start behind the plate and hit ninth while Ruiz rests.

MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out Thursday Ruiz is not in the lineup Thursday against the Padres.

Impact It's a late-afternoon start time in Washington following a night game Wednesday in which Ruiz went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Riley Adams will catch and bat eighth Thursday versus the Padres and lefty Blake Snell.

MAY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against Tigers Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's tilt against the Tigers, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Ruiz will get a day of rest with Riley Adams hitting ninth and starting behind the plate. In the month of May, Ruiz has hit .167/.227/.317 with a pair of homers and eight RBI over 60 at-bats.

MAY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Clubs fourth homer Ruiz went 2-for-3 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Friday's 8-6 loss to the Tigers.

Impact The catcher took Mason Englert deep in the seventh inning for his fourth long ball of the season, helping make the final score respectable after the Nationals had fallen into an 8-0 hole. Ruiz has had trouble building any momentum at the plate, slashing just .158/.222/.316 through 15 games in May, and it's possible the 24-year-old is already wearing down under a heavy workload -- only four other backstops in the league (Adley Rutschman, Willson Contreras, Salvador Perez and Tyler Stephenson) have more plate appearances in 2023 than Ruiz, but all four have seen more time at DH than he has.

MAY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Sunday Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's regularly scheduled game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Ruiz played out the final five-plus frames of Saturday's suspended game and finished 2-for-4 with a double, and it's not a surprise he's out of the starting nine for Sunday's full contest. Riley Adams will step in behind the plate, batting ninth.

MAY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Keibert Ruiz shows he's comfortable taking control with the Nats “I can’t continue to tell him, ‘Hey, you got to do this.’ I want him to learn and do it himself,” Nationals Manager Dave Martinez said. “And...

MAY 12, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Gets rest Wednesday Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Giants, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Ruiz will sit out the series finale against the Giants after going 2-for-8 with a walk over the first two games against San Francisco. Riley Adams will be the starting backstop for Wednesday's contest and hit ninth.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks in three runs Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and three total RBI in Saturday's loss to the Diamondbacks.

Impact Ruiz put Washington on the scoreboard with a two-run double in the fourth inning, then kicked off an eventful ninth with a 431-foot solo shot to right field. The three RBI were a season high for the backstop, who had not knocked in any runs over his previous eight contests coming into Saturday. Ruiz notched his eighth multi-hit game of the campaign and raised his slash line to .248/.311/.376 through 119 plate appearances.

MAY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out early game Ruiz is not in the lineup for the first half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Pirates.

Impact Riley Adams will catch and bat eighth versus the Pirates and left-hander Rich Hill. Ruiz should be back in there for the later game against right-hander Vince Velasquez.

APRIL 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swats solo homer Ruiz went 3-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Tuesday's victory over the Mets.

Impact Ruiz flashed some power Tuesday, swatting his second home run of the season off Jose Butto in the second inning. Through 18 starts this season, Ruiz has slashed .261/.320/.362 but offers very little fantasy value considering the National's offensive woes and Ruiz's lack of home run ability.

APRIL 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Saturday Ruiz will sit Saturday against the Twins.

Impact Ruiz has handled a very heavy workload behind the plate this season, starting 17 of the team's first 19 games. Riley Adams will get the nod in Game 20.

APRIL 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Moves up to two spot Ruiz has been moved up to the two spot in the Nationals' lineup for Friday's game against the Twins, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Ruiz and Dominic Smith are flip-flopping lineup spots, with Smith dropping down to sixth. The move seems less about what Ruiz (.689 OPS) has done and more about Smith's (.550 OPS) struggles as the Nats look for a spark.

APRIL 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Three hits in loss Ruiz went 3-for-4 in Wednesday's loss to the Orioles.

Impact The catcher accounted for half of the Nationals' six hits on the night, with none of his teammates collecting more than one. Ruiz has seen a heavy workload so far, starting 16 of Washington's 18 games, and while he's produced a respectable .262/.328/.361 slash line, he's managed only one homer, two runs and five RBI due in large part to the anemic lineup around him.

APRIL 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kremer sharp for Orioles in 1-0 win over Nationals

Dean Kremer pitched impressively into the seventh inning and Austin Hays singled home the game’s only run in the fourth to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 1-0 win over the Washingt...

APRIL 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

José Ramírez's 1st homer lifts Guardians over Nationals 6-4

José Ramírez drove his first homer of the season into the second deck for a two-run, go-ahead shot in the fifth inning and the Cleveland Guardians erased a deficit for the second c...

APRIL 16, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Griffin Canning returns to mound, Angels beat Nationals 3-2

Griffin Canning pitched five innings of five-hit ball in his first big league appearance in nearly 22 months for the Angels, and rookie Logan O’Hoppe drove in the tiebreaking run i...

APRIL 12, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pops first homer of 2023 Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 7-1 loss to Atlanta.

Impact The catcher took Kirby Yates deep in the ninth inning to ruin Atlanta's combined shutout bid, but it was about the only bright spot on the afternoon for the Nats. Ruiz is off to a good start at the plate, going 4-for-8 with a double and a homer through Washington's first two games, but even if the 24-year-old switch hitter has a breakout campaign, the feeble lineup around him puts a limiter on his fantasy potential.

APRIL 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Acuña, Olson back-to-back; Strider Ks 9, Braves top Nats 7-1

Matt Olson hit two of Atlanta’s four homers, and Spencer Strider struck out nine batters in six scoreless innings, leading the Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Washington Nationals

APRIL 1, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Breakouts and breakthroughs: 10 former MLB top prospects ready to make a leap

A look at 10 former top prospects who could break out, bounce back or break through in 2023.

MARCH 30, 2023

Keibert Ruiz committed to the young Nationals. He hopes others follow. "There are a lot of young players in there who I want to be with for a while," Ruiz said. "We could do something here.”

MARCH 30, 2023 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Nationals teammates sing Ruiz's praises as leader This story was excerpted from Jessica Camerato’s Nationals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it...

MARCH 14, 2023 • MLB.COM

Ruiz $50M deal with Nats could be worth $76M over 10 years

Catcher Keibert Ruiz gets a $3 million signing bonus as part of his $50 million, eight-year contract with the Washington Nationals, a deal that could be worth $76 million over 10 s...

MARCH 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS