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2025 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 | .245 | 2 | 22 | .601 | 0 |
Top Keibert Ruiz News
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Absent from lineup
Ruiz is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the Mets.
He'll rest for the second game of the series after catching the opener Tuesday. Riley Adams is behind the dish and batting seventh for the Nationals on Wednesday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting for series finale
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Ruiz will take a seat for the day game after he went 0-for-3 in Saturday's 5-0 loss. Riley Adams will check in for Ruiz behind the dish.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: On bench Friday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Rangers.
Ruiz is absent from the starting nine for the second time in three games, as Riley Adams steps in behind the dish. Ruiz is 4-for-31 (.129) at the plate over his last eight games.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving rest day
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
The Nationals will give Ruiz a breather after he had started behind the plate in each of the last three games. Riley Adams will handle the catching duties Wednesday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Not starting Friday
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
Ruiz will get a chance to clear his head Friday after going 1-for-13 during Washington's most recent series against the Mariners. Riley Adams will catch for starter Jake Irvin and bat seventh.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting day off
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Ruiz will get a much-needed break after he had started at catcher in each of the Nationals' last eight games. Riley Adams will fill in for Ruiz behind the dish Sunday for just the ninth time all season.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Out of Wednesday's lineup
Ruiz is not in the Nationals' starting lineup against Atlanta on Wednesday.
Ruiz went 0-for-4 in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta, which ended his on-base streak at 11 games. He'll get a breather Wednesday while Riley Adams starts behind home plate and bats ninth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Sunday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Ruiz will get the afternoon off after he started behind the dish in each of the Nationals' last three contests. Riley Adams will handle catching duties in the series finale.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting during nightcap
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
After going 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored during a win in Game 1, Ruiz will take a seat on the bench to conclude Tuesday's activities. Riley Adams will catch instead for Brad Lord and bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Stepping out of lineup Saturday
Ruiz is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup versus Cincinnati.
Ruiz will get a rest to begin Saturday after starting each of Washington's past five contests and going 5-for-19 with no extra-base hits over that stretch. Riley Adams is starting behind the plate and batting eighth for the Nats on Saturday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Sunday
Ruiz is not in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Mets on Sunday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Ruiz will get Sunday off while Riley Adams serves behind home plate and bats ninth against Mets right-hander Tylor Megill. Ruiz went 0-for-6 with two walks and a strikeout over the first two games of the series.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Out of lineup to begin twin bill
Ruiz is not in the lineup for the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Rockies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
The 26-year-old was never likely to start both games of the twin bill and will take a seat for the matinee. Ruiz has gone 1-for-13 over his past three games but has a .791 OPS for the season, and he should be back behind the plate for Sunday's nightcap.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Receiving rest Thursday
Ruiz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Pirates.
Ruiz will receive a breather for just the second time all season while the Nationals and Pirates wrap up their series with a day game after a night game. Riley Adams will check in behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Trevor Williams.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Three more hits Saturday
Ruiz went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in Saturday's loss to the Marlins.
The backstop extended his current hitting streak to six games, and he's hit safely in 12 of 13 contests to kick off 2025. That's resulted in an eye-popping .370/.442/.543 slash line for Ruiz with two homers, nine runs and 10 RBI as he shoulders a heavy early workload for the Nats.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Getting rest Saturday
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.
An 0-for-4 performance Friday put an end to Ruiz's six-game hitting streak to begin the season, and he'll now get a breather against Eduardo Rodriguez and the D-backs. Riley Adams will start at catcher instead and bat ninth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Goes deep in loss
Ruiz went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in a 11-6 loss to the Phillies on Saturday.
The catcher hit his second homer in as many games after taking a changeup from Jesus Luzardo the other way 414 feet to left-center field. The blast gave Washington an early 2-0 lead that it would ultimately not be able to hold. Ruiz hit 31 home runs in the previous two seasons as Washington's primary catcher, but he's showing more power early in 2025.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Blasts solo homer in loss
Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-3 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.
Ruiz got the Nationals into the scoring column with a fifth-inning solo blast off Phillies ace Zack Wheeler. The switch-hitting backstop excelled this spring while batting .289 with three homers, 11 RBI, and two stolen bases over 45 Grapefruit League at-bats, and Ruiz should see plenty of action in 2025 as Washington's primary catcher.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-0, 238 lbs |
| Birthplace: Valencia, Venezuela |
| Age: 26 |
| Experience: 5 |
| Bats/Throws: S, R |