LF José Ruíz #5
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/21/2026
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LF 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
64 201 56 7 1 3 14 19 30 .279 .345 .368 1 0.5
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: 40
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
09/19/2026 @ OAK Win, 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2026 @ OAK Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2026 @ OAK Win, 4-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/14/2026 NYY Loss, 5-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2026 CLE Win, 9-6 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/2026 CLE Win, 7-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/2026 CLE Loss, 2-10 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/2026 @ DET Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/2026 @ CWS Win, 6-4 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/05/2026 @ CWS Loss, 3-6 3 1 2 0 0 1 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, 135 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 22 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 64 201 56 7 1 3 14 25 19 30 .279 .345 .368 .713 .321 .090 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 223 2 0 0 2 0 1 74 11 1 1 50.0 26.7 4.84 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 .132 .132 .158 .289
Versus Right   163 51 6 1 3 13 24 19 22 1 0 2 .313 .389 .417 .806
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
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   43 13 5 0 0 3 5 4 7 0 0 0 .302 .362 .419 .780
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   728 194 39 5 10 67 77 64 123 4 0 11 .266 .333 .375 .708
Home   103 31 3 1 1 7 15 8 13 1 0 2 .301 .360 .379 .738
Road   98 25 4 0 2 7 10 11 17 0 0 0 .255 .330 .357 .687
Grass   201 56 7 1 3 14 25 19 30 1 0 2 .279 .345 .368 .713
Day   66 21 3 1 0 2 11 7 9 0 0 1 .318 .392 .394 .786
Night   135 35 4 0 3 12 14 12 21 1 0 1 .259 .322 .356 .678
As Starter   186 52 6 1 3 14 22 18 26 1 0 2 .280 .348 .371 .719
As Reliever / Substitution   15 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Pinch Hitting   8 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Close/Late   55 14 3 0 0 2 4 3 5 0 0 1 .255 .305 .309 .614
Inning 1-3   60 19 2 0 0 3 11 6 10 0 0 0 .317 .379 .350 .729
Inning 4-6   68 21 2 1 3 9 8 7 10 1 0 1 .309 .377 .500 .877
Inning 7-9   68 15 3 0 0 2 4 6 10 0 0 1 .221 .293 .265 .558
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   77 23 3 1 1 4 15 6 12 0 0 2 .299 .365 .403 .767
1 Outs   57 17 2 0 0 3 6 7 7 1 0 0 .298 .369 .333 .703
2 Outs   67 16 2 0 2 7 3 6 11 0 0 0 .239 .301 .358 .660
Scoring Position   57 13 2 0 1 11 6 7 12 1 0 1 .228 .318 .316 .634
Bases Empty   103 31 4 0 2 2 13 8 13 0 0 1 .301 .357 .398 .755
Runner on 1st   41 12 1 1 0 1 5 4 5 0 0 0 .293 .356 .366 .721
Runner on 2nd   20 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
Runner on 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 4 0 0 1 4 5 4 2 0 0 1 .444 .643 .778 1.421
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Two Strikes   104 27 4 0 3 8 14 12 30 1 0 2 .260 .345 .385 .729
First Pitch   27 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .259 .333 .593
Count 0-1   20 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 .062 .118 .125 .243
Count 1-0   13 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 1-1   18 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   36 11 3 0 1 5 5 0 9 1 0 1 .306 .316 .472 .788
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   10 7 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .700 .700 .900 1.600
Count 2-2   27 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .571 .700 .571 1.271
Full Count   25 6 0 0 2 3 8 12 9 0 0 0 .240 .486 .480 .966
Behind in Count   72 16 4 0 1 7 6 0 15 1 0 2 .222 .240 .319 .559
Ahead in Count   32 15 1 1 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 .469 .564 .562 1.127
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 2nd   26 10 0 0 0 2 4 3 5 0 0 0 .385 .448 .385 .833
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   47 12 4 0 0 2 5 7 6 0 0 0 .255 .352 .340 .692
Batting 6th   16 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .062 .167 .062 .229
Batting 7th   26 9 0 0 1 5 5 2 2 1 0 2 .346 .419 .462 .881
Batting 8th   25 9 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 .360 .385 .600 .985
Batting 9th   41 9 2 0 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .220 .220 .268 .488
Low Leverage   86 25 4 0 2 3 8 6 12 0 0 0 .291 .337 .407 .744
Medium Leverage   67 18 2 0 0 3 8 11 12 0 0 1 .269 .380 .299 .678
High Leverage   48 13 1 1 1 8 8 2 6 1 0 1 .271 .308 .396 .704
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 64 201 56 7 1 3 14 25 19 2 1 30 1 1 .279 .345 .368 .713 101 105 0.5
Total MLB 252 728 194 39 5 10 67 77 64 11 4 123 7 3 .266 .333 .375 .708 101 102 2.3
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 .867 141 154 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 14 9 16 26 9 43 1 .977 90.1 4.18 -1.1 .910
2026 Minnesota - MLB LF 22 20 39 1 0 41 1 .976 176.0 2.05 +0.8 1.047
2026 Trenton - AA LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.2 1.009
2026 Minnesota - MLB CF 22 16 39 1 0 42 2 .952 149.2 2.41 -3.4 .938
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 7 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 51.0 1.06 +0.0 .989
2026 Trenton - AA RF 7 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 54.0 2.33 +0.3 .987
TOTAL 2B 41 20 49 52 10 102 1 .990 213.0 4.27 -2.6 .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 150 124 240 6 0 252 6 .976 1103.2 2.01 +6.6 1.059
TOTAL CF 29 23 64 1 0 68 3 .956 210.1 2.78 -3.1 .955
TOTAL RF 37 35 69 0 0 69 0 1.000 296.1 2.10 -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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