LF José Ruíz #5
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/22/2026
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LF JOSÉ RUÍZ #5 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
20 48 14 0 1 1 3 2 8 .292 .346 .396 0 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
06/21/2026 @ ARI Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/20/2026 @ ARI Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/19/2026 @ ARI Loss, 0-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/16/2026 @ TEX Loss, 8-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/14/2026 STL Win, 5-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/13/2026 STL Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/12/2026 STL Win, 8-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/11/2026 @ DET Win, 2-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/10/2026 @ DET Loss, 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/06/2026 KC Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 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, 44 Days
Service This Yr:33 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 103 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 20 48 14 0 1 1 3 9 2 8 .292 .346 .396 .742 .331 .104 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 11 52 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 2 0 1 0.0 6.2 4.62 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Versus Right   44 13 0 1 1 3 8 2 7 0 0 2 .295 .354 .409 .763
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
May   16 7 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 .438 .471 .750 1.221
June   32 7 0 0 0 0 5 1 7 0 0 2 .219 .286 .219 .504
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   575 152 32 5 8 56 61 47 101 3 0 11 .264 .330 .379 .709
Home   27 9 0 1 0 1 5 1 3 0 0 2 .333 .400 .407 .807
Road   21 5 0 0 1 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 .238 .273 .381 .654
Grass   48 14 0 1 1 3 9 2 8 0 0 2 .292 .346 .396 .742
Day   25 9 0 1 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 1 .360 .385 .440 .825
Night   23 5 0 0 1 2 4 2 4 0 0 1 .217 .308 .348 .656
As Starter   40 12 0 1 1 3 7 2 6 0 0 2 .300 .364 .425 .789
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   18 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 .278 .350 .278 .628
Inning 1-3   12 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Inning 4-6   15 6 0 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 .400 .438 .733 1.171
Inning 7-9   19 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 .263 .333 .263 .596
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   13 7 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 .538 .600 .692 1.292
1 Outs   19 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .211 .250 .211 .461
2 Outs   16 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .188 .235 .375 .610
Scoring Position   14 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
Bases Empty   22 8 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 .364 .391 .500 .891
Runner on 1st   12 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500 .885
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   26 7 0 0 1 1 4 1 8 0 0 2 .269 .345 .385 .729
First Pitch   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .333 .250 .583
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 2-2   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   9 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Behind in Count   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 .200 .294 .200 .494
Ahead in Count   7 4 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 .857 1.482
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   14 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 8th   15 6 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .438 .733 1.171
Batting 9th   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Low Leverage   18 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Medium Leverage   17 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 .235 .350 .235 .585
High Leverage   13 5 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 .385 .429 .538 .967
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 .411 .097 155
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 20 48 14 0 1 1 3 9 2 2 0 8 0 1 .292 .346 .396 .742 110 114 0.2
Total MLB 208 575 152 32 5 8 56 61 47 11 3 101 6 3 .264 .330 .379 .709 102 103 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 .867 141 155 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 4 1 5 5 2 10 0 1.000 16.2 5.40 -0.5 .858
2026 Minnesota - MLB LF 6 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 46.0 2.35 -0.1 .995
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 9 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 47.0 1.72 -0.5 .981
2026 Trenton - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.2 1.000
2026 Minnesota - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 .981
2026 Trenton - AA RF 7 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 54.0 2.33 +0.3 .981
TOTAL 2B 31 12 38 31 3 69 0 1.000 139.1 4.46 -2.0 .907
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 134 109 213 5 0 223 5 .978 973.2 2.02 +5.7 1.057
TOTAL CF 16 12 34 0 0 35 1 .971 107.2 2.84 -0.3 .983
TOTAL RF 31 30 65 0 0 65 0 1.000 248.1 2.36 -3.0 .913
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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