One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ruiz's changeup moves 114.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ruiz throws 39.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.7% with the bases empty.
153 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ruiz goes to the changeup: 28.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.9% the rest of the time.
89 two-strike pitches in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ruiz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 78.8 off his sinker.
115 and 47 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ruiz's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ruiz's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 97.3.
115 thrown, 38.1% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ruiz puts 64.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ruiz averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2025. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 184th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ruiz throws a fastball 60.3% of the time, against 43.9% when he is ahead.
78 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ruiz is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
302 pitches in 2025. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 145th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ruiz throws the sinker 22% of the time against right-handers and 2.1% against left-handers.
205 pitches to right-handers, 97 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ruiz releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
302 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ruiz works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 38.1% of everything he throws.
302 classified pitches in 2025.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ruiz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
302 located pitches in 2025.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ruiz's stuff spins at 2,188 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 550th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ruiz releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
302 tracked pitches in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ruiz lands 50.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.6% of his breaking balls.
162 of his fastballs, 94 of his breaking balls.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.2% of the contact Ruiz gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
302 pitches in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 248th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ruiz works off the plate, with only 45.7% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
302 pitches in 2025. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 478th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Ruiz's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.7 against 85.5.
115 and 92 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ruiz's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,305 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
115 thrown in 2025.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ruiz's changeup moves 114.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
46 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ruiz's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ruiz throws 39.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.7% with the bases empty.
153 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ruiz goes to the changeup: 28.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.9% the rest of the time.
89 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ruiz puts 64.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ruiz throws a fastball 60.3% of the time, against 43.9% when he is ahead.
78 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ruiz's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.8 mph, against 78.8 off his sinker.
115 and 47 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ruiz's 4-seam fastball averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 97.3.
115 thrown, 38.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ruiz throws the sinker 22% of the time against right-handers and 2.1% against left-handers.
205 pitches to right-handers, 97 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ruiz works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 38.1% of everything he throws.
302 classified pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Ruiz's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.7 against 85.5.
115 and 92 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ruiz's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,305 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
115 thrown in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ruiz averages 91.4 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2025. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 184th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ruiz is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
302 pitches in 2025. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 145th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.2% of the contact Ruiz gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
302 pitches in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 248th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ruiz releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 57 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
302 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ruiz releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
302 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ruiz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
302 located pitches in 2025.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ruiz's stuff spins at 2,188 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 550th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ruiz lands 50.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42.6% of his breaking balls.
162 of his fastballs, 94 of his breaking balls.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ruiz works off the plate, with only 45.7% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
302 pitches in 2025. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 478th in MLB.
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