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• Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Launches two homers Thursday

  20D ago • By RotoWire

  Ruiz went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals. Neither blast came against a particularly noteworthy pitcher -- he took Tekoah Roby deep for a two-run shot in the fourth inning before lofting a solo homer off Leonardo Taveras in the sixth -- but it was still a strong showing from Ruiz. The 26-year-old backstop may have worn down last season, stumbling to a .229/.260/.359 slash line with 13 homers in 127 regular-season games, but the Nats made no move to add a backup in the offseason who could potentially take some of the workload off him.

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• Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Checks out of lineup

  09/25/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. Ruiz is getting a breather after starting each of the previous five contests (four at catcher, one at designated hitter). Drew Millas will catch and bat seventh for the Nationals.

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• Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat Wednesday

  09/18/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mets, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports. Ruiz will get a routine day off after starting in each of the last four games. Drew Millas will handle catching duties for Washington in the series finale.

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• Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting breather

  09/13/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ruiz is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins. After catching four straight games, Ruiz will get some rest Friday. Instead, Drew Millas will form a battery with DJ Herz. Ruiz is 7-for-21 (.333) with five doubles in his last five games.

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• Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Three hits, homer vs. Marlins

  09/04/2024 • By RotoWire

  Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-2 win over Miami. After going 0-for-19 in his previous five games, Ruiz snapped his cold spell with a huge game Tuesday, picking up three hits including a sixth-inning homer off Max Meyer, his 13th of the year. Ruiz boosted his slash line to .222/.253/.363 with 47 RBI and 42 runs scored across 403 plate appearances this season.

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