One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.6 mph off the bat against Ruiz and left-handers 92.8.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
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.
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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ruiz has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 412 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Ruiz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.5% with the bases empty.
153 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Ruiz is on the ground and 30.9% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
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 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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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 83.6 mph off the bat against Ruiz and left-handers 92.8.
35 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 20 from left-handers.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Ruiz has given up 3 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 412 feet.
3 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.6% of the contact against Ruiz is on the ground and 30.9% of it is in the air.
55 tracked batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
41.7% of the contact against Ruiz with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.5% with the bases empty.
153 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 149 with the bases empty.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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