Keibert Ruiz

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 238lb (183cm, 107kg)

Team: Washington Nationals (majors)

Born: July 20, 1998 in Valencia, Venezuela ve

Debut: August 16, 2020 (Age 22-027d, 22,177th in major league history)
vs. LAA 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2030, 8 yrs/$50M (23-30) & 31-32 team option

Service Time (01/2024): 2.064 • Free Agent: 2031

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Keibert Jose Ruiz

Pronunciation: \kay-bert roo-EEZ\

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.6

2.8

1105

274

.141

.248

104

RBI

124

OBP

.186

.301

SLG

.207

.377

OPS

.392

.678

OPS+

Summary of 31 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 10 go ahead

2 Tms
WSN	29
LAD	2

Platoon
vs RHP	29
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Away	22
Home	9

Outs
1	13
0	11
2	7

18 Opps
CHC	4
LAD	4
CIN	3
STL	2
OAK	2
NYM	2
ATL	2
MIA	2
ARI	1
COL	1
LAA	1
SEA	1
DET	1
PHI	1
BOS	1
HOU	1
TOR	1
MIL	1

30 Pitchers
Marcus Stroman	2
Kirby Yates	1
Paul Blackburn	1
Zack Wheeler	1
Paul Sewald	1
Alex Vesia	1
Dylan Floro	1
Kyle Hendricks	1
Lucas Sims	1
Emmet Sheehan	1
Scott McGough	1
José Berríos	1
José Buttó	1
Jhoulys Chacín	1
Phil Bickford	1
Lucas Erceg	1
Mason Englert	1
Julio Teheran	1
Ryan Pressly	1
Garrett Whitlock	1
Noah Syndergaard	1
Jeff Hoffman	1
Mychal Givens	1
Sonny Gray	1
Kent Emanuel	1
Miguel Sánchez	1
James Naile	1
Daniel Palencia	1
Jack Flaherty	1
Allan Winans	1

15 Parks
Nationals Pk (WAS)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1

Where Hit
9	20
89	7
8	2
7	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	9
2	7
1	6
5	4
6	2
7+	2
4	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	23
-2-	3
12-	2
1-3	2
--3	1

43 RBI
RISP	8
0 on	23
1 on	4
2 on	4
Any on	8

Inning
1	1
2	6
3	1
4	1
5	2
6	4
7	6
8	4
9	6

1-3	8
4-6	7
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	3
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	9
-1	3
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	7

Ahead	8
Tied	9
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	7
0-0	6
1-0	4
1-2	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
3-2	2
2-0	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	30
PH	1

OrderPos
5th	9
6th	8
4th	7
7th	4
9th	2
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2020-08-16	LAD	@	LAA	Julio Teheran	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	9	2	0.109	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2021-05-04 (1)	LAD	@	CHC	Kyle Hendricks	behind 0-7	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	PH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	2021-09-24	WSN	@	CIN	Sonny Gray	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	2	0.090	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
4	4	3	1	2021-09-25	WSN	@	CIN	Jeff Hoffman	tied 5-5	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	6	2	0.195	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2022-05-05	WSN	@	COL	Jhoulys Chacín	behind 3-8	t 6	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	2	0.037	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
6	6	2	1	2022-06-10	WSN		MIL	Miguel Sánchez	ahead 9-3	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.006	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	3	1	2022-07-01	WSN		MIA	Dylan Floro	behind 1-6	b 6	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	5	2	0.067	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Soto Scores
8	8	4	1	2022-08-03	WSN		NYM	Mychal Givens	behind 0-9	b 9	1	---	7,(3-2) BFFBBFX	1	5	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
9	9	5	1	2022-08-09	WSN	@	CHC	Marcus Stroman	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	6	2	0.107	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
10	10	6	2	2022-08-09	WSN	@	CHC	Marcus Stroman	tied 1-1	t 4	1	12-	5,(2-2) CBC*BX	3	6	2	0.257	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Y. Hernández Scores; J. Meneses Scores
11	11	7	1	2022-09-05	WSN	@	STL	James Naile	ahead 5-0	t 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2023-04-01	WSN		ATL	Kirby Yates	behind 0-7	b 9	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
13	13	2	1	2023-04-25	WSN	@	NYM	José Buttó	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	2	0.106	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
14	14	3	1	2023-05-06	WSN	@	ARI	Scott McGough	behind 2-6	t 9	0	---	6,(1-2) ....F.FBFFX	1	4	2	0.020	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	4	1	2023-05-19	WSN		DET	Mason Englert	behind 4-8	b 7	0	-2-	4,(1-2) B.SFX	2	7	2	0.104	22%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Garrett Scores
16	16	5	1	2023-05-30	WSN	@	LAD	Alex Vesia	behind 1-4	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	2	0.080	19%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
17	17	6	1	2023-05-31	WSN	@	LAD	Noah Syndergaard	behind 0-3	t 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	7	2	0.075	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
18	18	7	2	2023-05-31	WSN	@	LAD	Phil Bickford	ahead 8-6	t 9	2	--3	2,(0-1) SX	2	7	2	0.064	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Garrett Scores
19	19	8	1	2023-06-15	WSN	@	HOU	Ryan Pressly	tied 0-0	t 9	0	---	7,(2-2) .BCBFFFX	1	5	2	0.335	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
20	20	9	1	2023-06-27	WSN	@	SEA	Paul Sewald	behind 3-4	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	2	0.260	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
21	21	10	1	2023-07-16	WSN	@	STL	Jack Flaherty	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	0.105	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
22	22	11	1	2023-07-17	WSN	@	CHC	Daniel Palencia	ahead 5-3	t 7	2	-2-	5,(1-2) FFBFX	2	5	2	0.130	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Candelario Scores
23	23	12	1	2023-08-08 (1)	WSN	@	PHI	Zack Wheeler	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	0.105	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	13	1	2023-08-11	WSN		OAK	Paul Blackburn	ahead 3-2	b 5	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFBF.X	1	4	2	0.116	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	14	1	2023-08-12	WSN		OAK	Lucas Erceg	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	2	0.361	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	15	1	2023-08-16	WSN		BOS	Garrett Whitlock	tied 2-2	b 8	0	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	4	2	0.211	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Thomas Scores; J. Meneses Scores
27	27	16	1	2023-08-29	WSN	@	TOR	José Berríos	ahead 2-1	t 5	2	1-3	3,(1-1) *BFX	3	4	2	0.245	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); L. Thomas Scores; J. Meneses Scores
28	28	17	1	2023-09-08	WSN		LAD	Emmet Sheehan	behind 0-2	b 1	1	1-3	2,(1-0) >B.X	3	4	2	0.210	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Abrams Scores; J. Meneses Scores
29	29	18	1	2023-09-29	WSN	@	ATL	Allan Winans	behind 4-6	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	2	0.118	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
30	30	1	1	2024-03-30	WSN	@	CIN	Lucas Sims	behind 3-4	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) F.BX	1	6	2	0.245	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
31	31	2	1	2024-04-27	WSN	@	MIA	Kent Emanuel	ahead 7-1	t 7	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	5	2	0.009	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)