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2026 Batting
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AVG
Batting Average
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HR
Home Runs
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RBI
Runs Batted In
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OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
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SB
Stolen Bases
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| Regular Season | .279 | 7 | 39 | .762 | 2 |
Top Keibert Ruiz News
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Sitting out Tuesday
Ruiz is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against the Cubs.
Despite getting on base four times in Sunday's series finale against the Reds, Ruiz will ride the pine Tuesday. Harry Ford will handle the catching duties and bat fifth for Washington's series opener against the Cubs.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: On base four times in Sunday's win
Ruiz went 3-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's win over the Reds.
The 28-year-old catcher extended his hitting streak to six games as he continues a bounce-back campaign. Ruiz hasn't homered since before the All-Star break, but during his 17-game power drought he's still compiled a .278/.350/.352 slash line with four doubles, four RBI and eight runs.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat Friday
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Reds.
It looks to be a routine day of rest for Ruiz, who had started five of the past six games behind the plate. Harry Ford will do the catching for the Nationals in Friday's series opener.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Tuesday
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies.
Ruiz will get a breather Tuesday after going 2-for-4 with a run scored during Monday's series opener. Harry Ford will fill in as Washington's backstop and bat fifth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Sitting out Friday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Friday's matchup against Atlanta.
Ruiz will receive his second day off in the past three days as the Nationals take on Atlanta for the second game of a four-game set. Harry Ford will be behind the dish and batting seventh for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting break Wednesday
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Blue Jays.
Ruiz was behind the dish for the first two games of the series, so he'll get a break during Wednesday's matinee. The Nationals will go with Harry Ford at catcher in the rubber match.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Sunday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
Ruiz will take a seat for the afternoon game after he was behind the plate for all nine innings of Saturday's 5-3 win. Harry Ford will draw the start at catcher in the series finale.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Friday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Diamondbacks.
Ruiz will ride the bench despite the Nationals having an off day Thursday. Harry Ford will be behind the plate and batting seventh for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving day off
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Sunday's matchup against the Athletics.
After going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored Saturday, Ruiz will take at least the beginning of Sunday off for the series finale. Harry Ford will take over the catching duties and bat sixth for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Friday
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
Ruiz will grab a seat on the bench Friday after going just 4-for-21 at the plate since the beginning of July. Harry Ford will fill in as Washington's catcher and bat sixth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting breather Saturday
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Ruiz will get a chance to rest his legs after slugging a home run during Friday's series opener. Drew Millas will replace him behind the dish Saturday and bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving evening off
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
The Nationals will give Ruiz a break for the series opener after he went 2-for-3 with a double and a run while catching six innings of Sunday's 11-5 loss to the Pirates. Drew Millas will step in for Ruiz behind the plate and will bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Heads to bench
Ruiz is out of the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.
Ruiz, who has started four of the last seven games, is hitting .265 with zero home runs and one steal in his last 10 games. Drew Millas is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Wednesday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
The Nationals will give Ruiz a rest for the matinee contest after he started behind the plate in each of the last three games. Drew Millas will receive the nod at catcher and form a battery with starting pitcher Andrew Alvarez.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Drives in three in win
Ruiz went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-1 win over the Red Sox.
Ruiz laced what proved to be a game-winning RBI single in the seventh inning before adding a two-run double in the ninth. The catcher has now hit safely in 10 of his past 12 games, tallying a home run, six RBI, eight runs scored and a stolen base over that span. For the year, he's slashing .285/.316/.475 with six homers, 33 RBI, 26 runs scored and two steals across 190 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Saturday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
After going 1-for-3 with an RBI in the series opener against Baltimore, Ruiz will ride the bench for the second game of the series. Drew Millas will be behind the plate and bat ninth Saturday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Wednesday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Ruiz will rest up after he started behind the dish in the first two games of the series. Drew Millas will handle the catching duties for Washington in Wednesday's contest.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Drawing rest Sunday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Ruiz will be given a breather for the series finale after he started behind the plate the past three games while going 3-for-11 with a run scored. Drew Millas will handle catching duties Sunday for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Exiting starting nine
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
It looks to be a routine day off after Ruiz started at catcher the last two days. Drew Millas will be behind the dish and will bat eighth for the Nationals.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-11, 238 lbs |
| Birthplace: Valencia, Venezuela |
| Age: 28 |
| Experience: 6 |
| Bats/Throws: S, R |