LF José Ruíz #5
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/13/2026
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LF JOSÉ RUÍZ #5 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
29 77 20 1 1 1 3 5 11 .260 .321 .338 1 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 40 50 50
BABIP 40 35 45 40
Avoid K's 60 45 65 60
Gap 50 35 55 50
Power 40 30 45 40
Eye 45 30 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 40 35
Arm: 20 55 60
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: 35 Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/12/2026 OAK Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/11/2026 OAK Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/2026 CLE Win, 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/03/2026 @ NYY Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/2026 @ LAA Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/2026 COL Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
06/24/2026 LAD Loss, 6-7 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/23/2026 LAD Loss, 4-6 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/22/2026 LAD Win, 6-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/21/2026 @ ARI Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
José is a good teammate who never misses a chance to golf.
Birthday:09/02/1999
Born in:Blue Springs, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:54 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 124 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 29th Pick in Round 11
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 29 77 20 1 1 1 3 11 5 11 .260 .321 .338 .659 .299 .078 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 84 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 3 1 1 50.0 8.4 3.86 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Versus Right   65 19 1 1 1 3 10 5 9 0 0 2 .292 .361 .385 .746
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
May   16 7 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 .438 .471 .750 1.221
June   49 11 1 0 0 0 7 2 10 0 0 2 .224 .283 .245 .528
July   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Last Year   33 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 .152 .222 .152 .374
2 Years Ago   296 78 20 1 5 37 26 17 56 3 0 7 .264 .316 .389 .704
Career   604 158 33 5 8 56 63 50 104 3 0 11 .262 .328 .373 .700
Home   51 14 1 1 0 1 7 4 6 0 0 2 .275 .351 .333 .684
Road   26 6 0 0 1 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 .231 .259 .346 .605
Grass   77 20 1 1 1 3 11 5 11 0 0 2 .260 .321 .338 .659
Day   29 9 0 1 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 1 .310 .355 .379 .734
Night   48 11 1 0 1 2 6 4 7 0 0 1 .229 .302 .312 .614
As Starter   67 17 1 1 1 3 9 5 9 0 0 2 .254 .324 .343 .668
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Close/Late   26 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 .308 .357 .308 .665
Inning 1-3   19 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .158 .238 .158 .396
Inning 4-6   26 8 1 1 1 2 4 1 4 0 0 1 .308 .357 .538 .896
Inning 7-9   29 8 0 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 1 .276 .344 .276 .620
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   27 12 1 1 0 1 7 1 2 0 0 2 .444 .500 .556 1.056
1 Outs   23 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 .174 .269 .174 .443
2 Outs   27 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .148 .179 .259 .438
Scoring Position   24 2 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 0 0 1 .083 .214 .083 .298
Bases Empty   34 12 1 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 0 1 .353 .371 .471 .842
Runner on 1st   19 6 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .316 .381 .421 .802
Runner on 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   38 10 0 0 1 1 5 2 11 0 0 2 .263 .333 .342 .675
First Pitch   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 0-1   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Count 1-0   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   15 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 .267 .312 .267 .579
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 1.200 2.000
Count 2-2   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Full Count   13 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .333 .462 .795
Behind in Count   27 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 2 .185 .241 .185 .427
Ahead in Count   13 7 1 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 .538 .625 .769 1.394
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Batting 6th   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
Batting 7th   18 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 .278 .350 .278 .628
Batting 8th   15 6 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .438 .733 1.171
Batting 9th   21 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .238 .238 .286 .524
Low Leverage   28 8 1 0 1 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 .286 .310 .429 .739
Medium Leverage   27 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 .185 .290 .185 .476
High Leverage   22 7 0 1 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 .318 .375 .409 .784
EASTERN LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 10 31 10 3 0 0 1 5 6 8 .323 .447 .419 .867 .410 .097 154
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 1 0 100.0 6.9 8.82 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   24 10 3 0 0 1 5 6 6 0 0 1 .417 .548 .542 1.090
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   31 10 3 0 0 1 5 6 8 0 0 1 .323 .447 .419 .867
Last Year   368 99 19 3 14 62 64 43 73 5 1 10 .269 .357 .451 .808
Career   735 222 45 7 28 116 129 102 153 7 1 15 .302 .395 .497 .891
Home   22 7 3 0 0 1 4 5 5 0 0 0 .318 .444 .455 .899
Road   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 .333 .455 .333 .788
Grass   31 10 3 0 0 1 5 6 8 0 0 1 .323 .447 .419 .867
Day   12 5 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .417 .533 .583 1.117
Night   19 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 6 0 0 1 .263 .391 .316 .707
As Starter   31 10 3 0 0 1 5 6 8 0 0 1 .323 .447 .419 .867
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Toronto - MLB 23 76 198 55 12 3 2 16 23 25 2 0 33 1 0 .278 .364 .399 .763 119 121 0.9
2024 Toronto - MLB 24 93 296 78 20 1 5 37 26 17 7 3 56 5 2 .264 .316 .389 .704 100 99 1.2
2025 New York - MLB 25 19 33 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 0 .152 .222 .152 .374 7 8 -0.3
2026 Minnesota - MLB 26 29 77 20 1 1 1 3 11 5 2 0 11 1 1 .260 .321 .338 .659 86 90 0.2
Total MLB 217 604 158 33 5 8 56 63 50 11 3 104 7 3 .262 .328 .373 .700 100 100 2.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2018 Total - 18 27 118 54 13 3 2 33 45 13 5 2 8 22 6 .458 .522 .669 1.191 100 100 2.6
2018 Toronto (DSL) - R 18 65 222 43 16 4 0 24 22 33 0 2 28 0 0 .194 .296 .302 .598 64 67 -0.1
2019 Toronto (DSL) - R 19 66 243 67 11 3 9 25 36 28 7 0 74 3 4 .276 .367 .457 .824 132 136 1.9
2020 Vancouver - S A 20 28 96 27 5 1 2 9 8 11 1 0 30 3 2 .281 .361 .417 .778 104 101 0.3
2020 Dunedin - A+ 20 32 123 29 6 2 3 16 17 18 0 0 48 2 0 .236 .333 .390 .724 110 114 0.6
2021 Dunedin - A+ 21 122 370 77 18 6 9 28 47 61 16 1 150 14 10 .208 .344 .362 .706 107 113 2.1
2022 Dunedin - A+ 22 22 78 21 3 1 3 9 8 11 1 0 19 0 0 .269 .367 .449 .815 131 137 0.7
2022 New Hampshire - AA 22 91 336 113 23 4 14 53 60 53 4 2 72 12 7 .336 .430 .554 .984 174 172 4.5
2022 Buffalo - AAA 22 17 60 16 4 0 1 3 8 8 0 0 15 1 0 .267 .353 .383 .736 103 109 0.4
2023 Buffalo - AAA 23 35 130 45 12 2 3 14 21 14 2 1 23 0 1 .346 .415 .538 .953 192 196 2.3
2024 Buffalo - AAA 24 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 56 49 0.0
2025 Trenton - AA 25 102 368 99 19 3 14 62 64 43 10 5 73 11 10 .269 .357 .451 .808 122 122 2.2
2026 Trenton - AA 26 10 31 10 3 0 0 1 5 6 1 0 8 1 0 .323 .447 .419 .867 140 154 0.3
Total IL 53 194 62 16 2 4 17 29 22 2 1 39 2 1 .320 .393 .485 .877 162 167
Total EL 203 735 222 45 7 28 116 129 102 15 7 153 24 17 .302 .395 .497 .891 147 146
Total FSL 176 571 127 27 9 15 53 72 90 17 1 217 16 10 .222 .345 .380 .725 111 116
Total NWL 28 96 27 5 1 2 9 8 11 1 0 30 3 2 .281 .361 .417 .778 104 101
Total DSL 131 465 110 27 7 9 49 58 61 7 2 102 3 4 .237 .333 .383 .716 99 103
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Toronto - MLB 23 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -124 -0.4
2024 Toronto - MLB 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 0.0
Total MLB 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Toronto - MLB 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.9 .521
2023 Toronto - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Toronto - MLB LF 58 44 93 1 0 96 2 .979 388.2 2.18 +1.2 1.023
2023 Toronto - MLB RF 11 11 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 87.1 2.99 -2.1 .868
2024 Toronto - MLB 2B 8 4 9 11 0 20 0 1.000 44.0 4.09 -0.5 .916
2024 Toronto - MLB 3B 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.0 1.032
2024 Toronto - MLB LF 65 59 106 4 0 113 3 .973 527.1 1.88 +4.7 1.098
2024 Toronto - MLB CF 6 6 22 0 0 23 1 .957 51.2 3.83 +0.4 .982
2024 Toronto - MLB RF 12 12 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 104.0 1.73 -1.2 .936
2025 New York - MLB 2B 15 7 23 14 1 37 0 1.000 70.2 4.71 -0.2 .963
2025 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2025 New York - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Minnesota - MLB 2B 6 2 6 8 3 14 0 1.000 26.2 4.72 -0.4 .901
2026 Minnesota - MLB LF 8 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 64.0 2.25 +0.0 .993
2026 Trenton - AA LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.2 1.010
2026 Minnesota - MLB CF 12 8 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 76.0 1.78 -1.2 .981
2026 Trenton - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.2 1.001
2026 Minnesota - MLB RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 -0.0 .984
2026 Trenton - AA RF 7 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 54.0 2.33 +0.3 .980
TOTAL 2B 33 13 39 34 4 73 0 1.000 149.1 4.40 -1.9 .913
TOTAL 3B 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.0 1.032
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 136 111 217 5 0 227 5 .978 991.2 2.01 +5.7 1.055
TOTAL CF 19 15 40 0 0 41 1 .976 136.2 2.63 -1.0 .983
TOTAL RF 32 31 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 257.1 2.31 -3.0 .914
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 35, Pick 16, 1052nd overall pick) by Minnesota Twins, out of high school (Denver Academy; Denver, CO).
07/12/2017 Failed to sign with the Minnesota Twins organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (55); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 20 (30).
06/12/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 11, Pick 29, 335th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays, out of high school (Lee's Summit Community Christian; Lee's Summit, MO).
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
07/08/2019 Wins the DSL DSL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/10/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Eastern League All-Star Game.
09/24/2022 Wins the 2022 EL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
09/27/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 EL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $610,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
06/01/2023 Wins the IL Batter of the Month Award.
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
10/02/2024 Goes 5-5 against the New York Yankees, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $640,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
03/21/2025 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with Toronto.
07/21/2025 Wins the EL Player of the Week Award.
09/26/2025 Wins the 2025 EL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/17/2026 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/20/2026 Released by the New York organization.
05/20/2026 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
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