Rio Ruiz

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 220lb (188cm, 99kg)

Born: May 22, 1994 in Covina, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 4th round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop Amat Memorial HS (La Puente, CA).

High School: Bishop Amat Memorial HS (La Puente, CA)

Debut: September 18, 2016 (Age 22-119d, 21,295th in major league history)
vs. WSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2021 (Age 27-133d)
vs. ARI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

National Team: us USA (14U)

Full Name: Rio Noble Ruiz

Nicknames: Big River

Pronunciation: \roo-EEZ\

Twitter: @ruiz_rio

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

849

180

.212

RBI

109

OBP

.287

SLG

.357

OPS

.644

OPS+

Summary of 28 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 9 go ahead

2 Tms
BAL	24
ATL	4

Platoon
vs RHP	22
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	16
Home	12

Outs
1	12
2	12
0	4

15 Opps
TBR	4
PHI	3
BOS	3
WSN	3
NYY	3
TEX	2
HOU	2
KCR	1
NYM	1
OAK	1
CHC	1
CLE	1
SEA	1
DET	1
TOR	1

27 Pitchers
Trevor Richards	2
Robert Gsellman	1
Frankie Montas	1
Max Scherzer	1
Roberto Osuna	1
Michael King	1
Héctor Velázquez	1
Jon Lester	1
Trevor Bauer	1
Kevin Siegrist	1
Edwin Jackson	1
Zach Eflin	1
Ryan Weber	1
Lucas Luetge	1
Patrick Corbin	1
Austin Brice	1
Connor Brogdon	1
J.A. Happ	1
Ian Kennedy	1
Joe Ross	1
Justin Shafer	1
Yohander Méndez	1
Wilmer Font	1
Justin Dunn	1
Mike Foltynewicz	1
Joe Smith	1
Austin Pruitt	1

14 Parks
Camden Yards (BAL)	10
TropicanaFld (STP)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
CitizensBank (PHI)	2
Truist Pk (ATL)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	19
89	5
78	2
8	1
7	1

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	13
---	11
-2-	2
12-	1
1-3	1

47 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	11
1 on	15
2 on	2
Any on	17

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

1-3	6
4-6	15
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	4
-1	6
-2	6
-3	2
-4..	6

Ahead	4
Tied	4
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	5
2-1	5
1-1	4
0-0	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
1-0	2
1-2	1
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	24
2B	3
PH	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2017-05-20	ATL		WSN	Max Scherzer	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	5,(2-2) BFBSX	2	8	5	0.195	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Swanson Scores
2	2	2	1	2017-06-13	ATL	@	WSN	Joe Ross	behind 2-3	t 6	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	7	5	0.256	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Adams Scores
3	3	3	1	2017-09-02	ATL	@	CHC	Jon Lester	behind 3-5	t 4	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	5	0.105	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	2017-09-23	ATL		PHI	Kevin Siegrist	behind 0-2	b 6	1	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	7	5	0.132	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2019-04-10	BAL		OAK	Frankie Montas	behind 1-7	b 5	0	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	6	5	0.064	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Núñez Scores
6	6	2	1	2019-04-17	BAL	@	TBR	Wilmer Font	behind 0-7	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	5	5	0.006	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	3	1	2019-05-07	BAL		BOS	Héctor Velázquez	behind 0-2	b 1	2	1--	3,(1-1) *B1CX	2	4	5	0.177	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Smith Scores
8	8	4	1	2019-05-16	BAL	@	CLE	Trevor Bauer	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1--	6,(3-2) BC+1B1BFX	2	7	5	0.184	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Wilkerson Scores
9	9	5	1	2019-07-03	BAL	@	TBR	Austin Pruitt	behind 0-1	t 4	1	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	8	5	0.279	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Alberto Scores; C. Davis Scores
10	10	6	1	2019-08-10	BAL		HOU	Joe Smith	behind 1-20	b 7	2	---	8,(3-2) .FFBBFFBX	1	2	PH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
11	11	7	1	2019-08-11	BAL		HOU	Roberto Osuna	behind 6-7	b 9	2	1--	7,(2-2) BBCSFFX	2	9	5	0.894	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Sisco Scores
12	12	8	1	2019-08-19	BAL		KCR	Ian Kennedy	behind 3-5	b 9	2	---	10,(3-2) CSFBBBFFFX	1	9	5	0.035	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	9	1	2019-09-03 (1)	BAL	@	TBR	Trevor Richards	behind 0-2	t 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	5	0.214	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); H. Alberto Scores
14	14	10	1	2019-09-07	BAL		TEX	Yohander Méndez	behind 3-7	b 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	0.073	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	11	1	2019-09-15	BAL	@	DET	Edwin Jackson	tied 2-2	t 3	2	-2-	8,(3-2) FB.BF*BFFX	2	7	5	0.190	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); H. Alberto Scores
16	16	12	1	2019-09-23	BAL	@	TOR	Justin Shafer	behind 5-6	t 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	5	0.241	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Santander Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2020-07-24	BAL	@	BOS	Austin Brice	behind 1-13	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	5	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
18	18	2	1	2020-07-26	BAL	@	BOS	Ryan Weber	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	5	0.170	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); J. Iglesias Scores
19	19	3	1	2020-07-30	BAL		NYY	J.A. Happ	behind 2-5	b 2	1	1--	4,(2-1) *BFBX	2	8	5	0.158	42%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); P. Valaika Scores
20	20	4	1	2020-08-12	BAL	@	PHI	Zach Eflin	tied 3-3	t 5	2	---	5,(2-2) BTBFX	1	4	5	0.142	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	5	1	2020-08-13	BAL	@	PHI	Connor Brogdon	ahead 9-4	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) .FX	2	4	5	0.006	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Holaday Scores
22	22	6	1	2020-08-15	BAL		WSN	Patrick Corbin	ahead 4-2	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	7	5	0.074	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
23	23	7	1	2020-09-04 (1)	BAL		NYY	Michael King	behind 1-4	b 4	1	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	8	5	0.189	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); H. Alberto Scores
24	24	8	1	2020-09-08	BAL	@	NYM	Robert Gsellman	ahead 6-1	t 5	2	1-3	6,(3-2) CB.BBC>X	3	8	5	0.050	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Stewart Scores; P. Valaika Scores
25	25	9	1	2020-09-17 (2)	BAL		TBR	Trevor Richards	behind 2-4	t 4	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	5	0.232	47%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Sisco Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2021-04-06	BAL	@	NYY	Lucas Luetge	behind 0-7	t 9	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBCBX	2	5	4	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Mountcastle Scores
27	27	2	1	2021-04-16	BAL	@	TEX	Mike Foltynewicz	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	0.115	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
28	28	3	1	2021-05-04	BAL	@	SEA	Justin Dunn	behind 0-1	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	4	0.144	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)