Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz made his first start since being hit in the face by a pitch Friday against the Colorado Rockies, and he went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored before being removed for a pinch-hitter. That gives him six hits in his last two starts. Ruiz has shown poise at the plate, even as he's slashed just .238/.289/.286 with two extra-base hits through his first 42 at-bats as a National. There's plenty of time to reach his potential as a top-end ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz had the first three-hit game of his career Tuesday, going 3-for-4 with a run scored against the Miami Marlins in an 8-2 victory. Ruiz only has eight hits in the first 44 at-bats of his young career, but he's showing signs that he could be a top-10 catcher as soon as 2022. Despite the promise of plenty of playing time the rest of the way, he should be ignored in redraft formats for now. Keeper and dynasty managers should add him immediately.

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz hit his first career double Saturday, clearing the bases against Wil Crowe and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth inning of a 10-7 loss. It was Ruiz's only hit in two at-bats before being hit in the face by a pitch and exiting the game. X-rays came back negative, but Ruiz can be expected to sit out for a few days at least. He could be a deep-league consideration in two-catcher formats for the last few weeks of this season, but he stands to be a ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz was hit in the face by a pitch while up to bat during Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The incident occurred in the sixth inning and fellow catcher Riley Adams immediately pinch-ran for him. Ruiz is in the midst of a rough campaign split between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Nationals. He's slashing .114/.162/.200 with one home run in 14 games. Ruiz will likely have to take a trip to the injured list, which will give the 25-year old ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz (knee) is not in Monday's lineup against the New York Mets. According to Jesse Doughtery, he is day-to-day after fouling a ball off his left knee during Saturday's game. Alex Avila will get the catching duties for the time being. Ruiz, who the Dodgers traded to the Nationals at the deadline, has hit just .148 with one home run in 11 games this season. The 23-year old rookie is a better dynasty than redraft player at this point, as he has the potential ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz will be called up to make his team debut in Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The number one prospect in the Nationals system, Ruiz was acquired along with Josiah Gray in the trade that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers. On Monday, Ruiz will be battery mates with Gray. In 20 games for Triple-A Rochester, Ruiz has six doubles and five homers, and he figures to garner plenty of playing time in the majors for the rest of...

Boy that was an insane trade deadline wasn't it? We saw a lot of prospects end up on the move, including Keibert Ruiz who I just wrote up about in last week's column.In this week's column we're going to take a look at four prospects who didn't get moved at the deadline. Last week's column was all about position players, so for this week we're going to take a look at some pitchers who have been on fire recently on the mound. If you want to read up more on the prospects that did land on new teams ...

Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz is the team's new top prospect, having been acquired in the Max Scherzer-Trea Turner deal with the Dodgers along with Josiah Gray and two other players. While Gray will immediately join the big league team, Ruiz will report to Triple-A Rochester. Ruiz is widely regarded to be ready for the majors, and it may not be long before he's promoted, given that the Nationals traded Yan Gomes at the deadline as well. He should be added in dynasty and ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been getting plenty of interest in minor league catcher Keibert Ruiz. Ruiz has no current path to the major league roster, but the Dodgers don't want to give him up for a rental piece at the trade deadline. The 23-year-old backstop is ranked by MLB Pipeline as Los Angeles' top prospect. He's a switch-hitter with a contact-oriented approach at the dish, but he also is extremely disciplined and rarely strikes out. Almost all of Ruiz's power comes from the left side, ...

Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Keibert Ruiz's hot streak continued on Thursday with a 4-for-5 performance at the plate. He singled twice, doubled, and homered. The 23-year-old catcher has hits in five of his last six games and is hitting .435 with three home runs and a BB-K ratio of 4-1 so far in July. On the year, Ruiz is hitting .301 with 12 home runs tying a career-high and a BB-K ratio of 20-18 in 37 games. He's twice been recalled to the majors this season but has accumulated just seven ...