On August 16, Keibert Ruiz, became the seventh player in the history of the Dodgers to hit a home run in the first inning of his career in the Major Leagues, he did it against the Angels, the neighboring team of the greater Los Angeles area. .
Although he has only played two games in the “Big Show”, the young 22-year-old Venezuelan catcher seems to have his sights set on becoming the Dodgers’ power hitter, and said he is preparing hard to do so.
I’ve been working a lot with [Brant Brown] and other trainers to make an adjustment for better results. I would like to be a power hitter, but also an average hitter.
In a couple of games in the Big Top wearing the Dodgers flannel, the Valencia, Venezuela native is hitting .250 in 8 plate appearances. Of the two hits he has fired, one of them was four seasons.
19,790th player in MLB history: Keibert Ruiz
– signed w/ LAD out of Venezuela in ’14; $140K signing bonus
– hit .316 across both levels of A-ball as an 18-year-old in ’17
– now the youngest catcher in MLB (just turned 22 in July)
– JUST WENT YARD IN HIS FIRST CAREER AT-BAT OMG pic.twitter.com/ai1ioehNGF– Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ)
August 16, 2020
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