CF José Ruíz #5
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/02/2026
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CF JOSÉ RUÍZ #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 162 43 2 1 3 11 15 23 .265 .333 .346 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
09/01/2026 DET Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2026 CWS Loss, 0-14 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/2026 @ HOU Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/23/2026 @ SD Loss, 1-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/2026 @ SD Loss, 6-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/2026 ATL Loss, 5-8 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/18/2026 ATL Win, 6-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/2026 PHI Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
08/10/2026 BAL Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/2026 @ MIL Win, 4-1 4 0 2 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, 116 Days
Service This Yr:105 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 3 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 53 162 43 2 1 3 11 20 15 23 .265 .333 .346 .679 .308 .080 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 40 180 2 0 0 2 0 1 56 6 1 1 50.0 19.5 4.27 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 .129 .129 .129 .258
Versus Right   131 39 2 1 3 10 19 15 16 1 0 2 .298 .376 .397 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
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   57 17 0 0 2 7 8 8 7 0 0 0 .298 .385 .404 .788
August   36 8 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 .222 .293 .250 .543
September   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   689 181 34 5 10 64 72 60 116 4 0 11 .263 .330 .370 .700
Home   87 24 1 1 1 6 12 6 10 1 0 2 .276 .333 .345 .678
Road   75 19 1 0 2 5 8 9 13 0 0 0 .253 .333 .347 .680
Grass   162 43 2 1 3 11 20 15 23 1 0 2 .265 .333 .346 .679
Day   58 16 0 1 0 1 8 5 9 0 0 1 .276 .344 .310 .654
Night   104 27 2 0 3 10 12 10 14 1 0 1 .260 .328 .365 .693
As Starter   148 40 2 1 3 11 18 14 19 1 0 2 .270 .339 .358 .698
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Close/Late   46 11 1 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 1 .239 .286 .261 .547
Inning 1-3   46 13 0 0 0 2 8 5 7 0 0 0 .283 .353 .283 .636
Inning 4-6   54 17 1 1 3 8 7 6 8 1 0 1 .315 .387 .537 .924
Inning 7-9   58 12 1 0 0 1 3 4 8 0 0 1 .207 .270 .224 .494
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   57 18 1 1 1 2 10 4 8 0 0 2 .316 .381 .421 .802
1 Outs   50 14 1 0 0 3 6 6 6 1 0 0 .280 .351 .300 .651
2 Outs   55 11 0 0 2 6 3 5 9 0 0 0 .200 .267 .309 .576
Scoring Position   43 8 0 0 1 8 5 6 8 1 0 1 .186 .294 .256 .550
Bases Empty   83 25 2 0 2 2 11 6 11 0 0 1 .301 .356 .398 .753
Runner on 1st   36 10 0 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 .278 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   15 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 3 0 0 1 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 .429 .667 .857 1.524
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   86 20 0 0 3 6 13 10 23 1 0 2 .233 .323 .337 .660
First Pitch   20 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
Count 0-1   16 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 0-2   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .083 .000 .083
Count 1-0   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 1-1   17 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 1-2   31 7 0 0 1 4 4 0 9 1 0 1 .226 .242 .323 .565
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 .875 1.500
Count 2-2   21 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .800 .857 .800 1.657
Full Count   23 6 0 0 2 2 8 10 7 0 0 0 .261 .485 .522 1.007
Behind in Count   58 10 0 0 1 6 4 0 12 1 0 2 .172 .197 .224 .421
Ahead in Count   23 11 1 1 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 .478 .571 .609 1.180
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 2nd   21 8 0 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .381 .458 .381 .839
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   17 6 0 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 .353 .450 .529 .979
Batting 5th   26 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .115 .207 .154 .361
Batting 6th   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298
Batting 7th   26 9 0 0 1 5 5 2 2 1 0 2 .346 .419 .462 .881
Batting 8th   24 8 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .360 .542 .902
Batting 9th   33 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 .242 .242 .273 .515
Low Leverage   73 19 1 0 2 2 8 4 11 0 0 0 .260 .299 .356 .655
Medium Leverage   55 13 1 0 0 2 5 10 9 0 0 1 .236 .364 .255 .618
High Leverage   34 11 0 1 1 7 6 1 3 1 0 1 .324 .351 .471 .822
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 .097 155
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 53 162 43 2 1 3 11 20 15 2 1 23 1 1 .265 .333 .346 .679 91 95 0.2
Total MLB 241 689 181 34 5 10 64 72 60 11 4 116 7 3 .263 .330 .370 .700 99 100 2.1
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 11 6 12 20 7 33 1 .970 64.1 4.48 -1.2 .879
2026 Minnesota - MLB LF 22 20 39 1 0 41 1 .976 176.0 2.05 +0.9 1.047
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 15 10 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 96.0 1.97 -2.1 .939
2026 Trenton - AA CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 1.001
2026 Minnesota - MLB RF 6 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 42.0 1.29 +0.0 .988
2026 Trenton - AA RF 7 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 54.0 2.33 +0.3 .986
TOTAL 2B 38 17 45 46 8 92 1 .989 187.0 4.38 -2.7 .902
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 150 124 240 6 0 252 6 .976 1103.2 2.01 +6.6 1.059
TOTAL CF 22 17 46 0 0 47 1 .979 156.2 2.64 -1.9 .963
TOTAL RF 36 34 69 0 0 69 0 1.000 287.1 2.16 -3.0 .918
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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