| Date | News |
| 9/04/10 | Carlos Ruiz provided the only rbi of the game for the Phillies in a 1-0 victory. Ruiz went 0-3 but had an rbi groundout to score Shane Victorino. Ruiz is batting .285 with 6 HR's and 38 rbi's. |
| 8/24/10 | Carlos Ruiz had another nice night at the plate. Ruiz went 1-2 with a HR, rbi and a run scored. Ruiz is batting .297 with 6 HR's and 35 rbi's. |
| 8/19/10 | Carlos Ruiz came through again Wednesday. Ruiz went 2-4 with an rbi, run scored and his first triple of the year. Ruiz is batting .297 with 5 HR's and 34 rbi's. |
| 8/18/10 | Carlos Ruiz is becoming Mr. Clutch at the plate lately. Ruiz went 1-3 Tuesday but the hit was a huge 2-run double to give the Phillies needed cushion. Ruiz is batting .293 with 4 HR's and 33 rbi's. |
| 8/13/10 | Carlos Ruiz became the unlikely hero Thursday night in a remarkable comeback win by the Phils. Ruiz went 3-5 with 3 rbi's and a run scored but the best hit was his last. Ruiz drove a ball to the wall knocking in 2 for a 10-9 comeback win. Ruiz is batting .294 with 4 HR's and 30 rbi's. |
| 8/04/10 | Carlos Ruiz continues to crush the ball at the plate. Ruiz went 4-5 Tuesday with a HR, 2 rbi's and 2 runs scored while missing the cycle by a triple. Ruiz has 7 hits in the last 3 games and is batting .294 with 4 HR's and 22 rbi's. |
| 8/01/10 | Carlos Ruiz continues to hit and drive in runs while doing it. Ruiz went 3-5 with a HR, 2 rbi's and a run scored to give him 10 hits in the last 5 games. Ruiz is batting .288 with 3 HR's and 20 rbi's. |
| 7/30/10 | Carlos Ruiz had another multi-hit game Thursday in the Phillies 8th straight win. Ruiz went 2-5 with an rbi and has 7 hits in the last 3 games. Ruiz is batting .286 with 2 HR's and 18 rbi's. |
| 7/29/10 | Carlos Ruiz is hot at the plate to go along with his leadership behind the plate. Ruiz went 3-4 with 3 rbi's and a run scored and has 5 hits in the last 2 games. Ruiz is batting .284 with 2 HR's and 17 rbi's. |
| 7/12/10 | Carlos Ruiz finished up the first half of the season with a mini 4-game hitting streak. Ruiz heads to the All-Star break batting .283 with 2 HR's and 13 rbi's. |
| 7/11/10 | Carlos Ruiz, back from the DL, came up big twice for the Phillies. Ruiz lined a double at the start of the 9th to break up a potential perfect game and later lined a double and scored the only run in the 11th. Ruiz is batting .280 with 2 HR's and 13 rbi's. |
| 7/10/10 | Carlos Ruiz was activated from the DL prior to the start of Saturdays game. Ruiz had been out with concussion like symptoms but has played well during his rehab assignment. Ruiz will start Saturday night with Brian Schneider moving to the backup role and Dane Sardinha being optioned to AAA. |
| 6/22/10 | Carlos Ruiz was placed on the DL by the Phillies prior to the start of Tuesday's game. Ruiz is being placed on the DL with "concussion like" symptoms. Brian Schneider will get the bulk of the catching duties until Ruiz returns. |
| 6/18/10 | Carlos Ruiz, battling a nagging injury and at a funk at the plate, came up big Thursday. Ruiz went 2-3 with a walk and 2 runs scored. Ruiz improved his average to .275 with 2 HR's and 13 rbi's on the season. |
| 6/02/10 | Carlos Ruiz continued his solid play behind the plate and at the plate. Ruiz was 2-2 Tuesday but it was not enough at the Phillies lost again. Ruiz is batting .311 on the season and has been a pleasant surprise at the plate. |
| 5/13/10 | Carlos Ruiz had to leave Wednesday's game in the 4th inning after injuring his knee while running the bases. Ruiz was replaced by Paul Hoover and is considered day-to-day. |
| 5/07/10 | Carlos Ruiz may finally be recognizing his offensive potential. Ruiz went 3-4 Thursday afternoon with an rbi. Ruiz is batting .314 and now has 9 rbi's on the season. |
| 5/02/10 | Carlos Ruiz continues to play well behind the plate but it is his offense that is improving. Ruiz went 2-4 Saturday with an rbi and a run scored versus the Mets. With the 2 hits, Ruiz raised his average to .288 on the season to go with 6 rbi's. |
| 5/01/10 | Carlos Ruiz drove in the only run of the game Friday night for the Phils. Ruiz was 1-3 with the rbi single, his 5th rbi on the year, and has a solid .273 batting average. |
| 4/08/10 | Carlos Ruiz is off to a fast start this season at the plate. Ruiz went 2-4 Wednesday and is 3-6 early on as the Phillies improved to 2-0. Ruiz is batting .500 and looks to be ready at the plate. |
| 4/06/10 | Carlos Ruiz had a solid day behind the plate and at the plate. Ruiz went 1-2 with 3 walks and 2 runs scored and looks to be ready for a solid season. Ruiz also enjoyed a nice game behind the plate catching a solid game from Roy Halladay. |
| 4/02/10 | Carlos Ruiz ended spring training on a positive note. Ruiz went 2-3 with 2 runs scored Thursday versus the Pirates. Ruiz was banged up during spring but heads to Philly for two exhibition games sporting a .207 batting average. |
| 10/04/09 | Carlos Ruiz was given the day off Sunday to rest up for the playoffs. Ruiz ended the season batting .255 with 9 HR's, 43 rbi's, 3 SB's and 32 runs scored. |
| 9/30/09 | Carlos Ruiz returned to action in time to help the Phillies clinch their 3rd straight NL East Division Title! Ruiz had been out with a wrist sprain but was able to play and go 1-4 with an rbi. Ruiz is batting .253 with 9 HR's and 43 rbi's. |
| 9/19/09 | Carlos Ruiz had to leave Friday's game in the 5th inning because of a left wrist sprain. Ruiz had gone 0-1 at the plate prior to leaving. Ruiz will be examined and is day to day. |
| 9/18/09 | Carlos Ruiz continues to add to his offensive numbers and help the Phillies. Ruiz went 0-3 but pushed across another run with a bases loaded walk. Ruiz is batting .256 with 9 HR's, 42 rbi's and 3 SB's on the season. |
| 9/13/09 | Carlos Ruiz showed a little offense at the plate last night. Ruiz went 2-3 with an rbi and 2 runs scored. Ruiz is batting .258 with 9 HR's, 38 rbi's and 3 SB's on the season. |
| 8/23/09 | Carlos Ruiz was solid behind the plate and at the plate. Ruiz went 1-4 with a 3-run HR, 3 rbi's and a run scored in a 9-7 win Sunday. Ruiz is batting .232 with a career high 8 HR's and 32 rbi's. |
| 8/21/09 | Carlos Ruiz has quietly put together a nice season at the plate. Ruiz went 1-2 with a HR, rbi and 2 runs scored in the 12-3 rout of Arizona. Ruiz now has 7 HR's (a career high), 28 rbi's and is batting .237 on the season. |
| 8/18/09 | Carlos Ruiz had nice game behind the plate but was better at the plate. Ruiz went 3-3 with a HR, 2 rbi's and a run scored in another Phillies win. Ruiz is batting .235 with 6 HR's and 27 rbi's on the season. |
| 7/03/09 | Carlos Ruiz has stumbled at the plate lately and watched his average drop too. Ruiz went 0-3 Thursday and has only 3 hits in his last 21 at-bats over the last 6 games. Ruiz is batting .238 on the season. |
| 6/08/09 | Carlos Ruiz continues to provide offense while at the plate...not just great defense behind it. Ruiz went 2-3 Sunday night with a HR, 3 rbi's and a run scored. Ruiz is batting .309 with 3 HR's and 13 rbi's on the season. |
| 6/05/09 | Carlos Ruiz is not known for his offensive production but rather the way he calls a game behind the plate. Ruiz is now bringing his offense to the table. Ruiz went 2-3 with a run scored with his 3rd stolen base and is now batting .303 for the season. |
| 5/25/09 | Carlos Ruiz had another big game against the Yankees at the plate and behind it too. Ruiz blocked the plate nicely and took the throw from Jayson Werth to keep Johnny Damon from scoring. At the plate, Ruiz went 3-4 with the go-ahead rbi double in the 11th. Ruiz improved to .302 on the season. |
| 5/23/09 | Carlos Ruiz had a big game at the plate to include his first HR of the season. Ruiz was 3-4 on the night with the HR, 2 rbi's, a run scored and his first stolen base of the year. Ruiz is batting a solid .271 with 1 HR and 7 rbi's on the season. |
| 5/16/09 | Carlos Ruiz has always been solid behind the plate but lately is doing it at the plate too. Ruiz went 3-6 Friday with 2 rbi's to help the Phillies earn the win. Ruiz is batting .293 and starting to drive the ball with authority. |
| 5/03/09 | Carlos Ruiz was activated from the DL before the game Saturday. Ruiz had been out with an oblique strain. To make room on the roster, the Phillies sent C Lou Marson back to AAA. Ruiz started behind the plate Saturday and went 0-2 with a couple of walks. |
| 4/12/09 | Carlos Ruiz was placed on the 15-day DL prior to Saturday's game versus Colorado. Ruiz injured his oblique Friday and was forced to leave the game early. Chris Coste will take over the bulk of the catching duties in his absence with rookie Lou Marson getting into a game or two as well. |
| 4/10/09 | Ruiz was forced to leave today's game in the seventh inning due to an oblique strain. He is considered day-to-day. |
| 3/31/09 | Carlos Ruiz is having a nice spring and with the trade of Ronny Paulino, is definitely the starter this year. Ruiz was 1-4 with his 2nd HR in as many days and 4 rbi's. Ruiz is batting .367 with 10 rbi's on the spring. |
| 10/24/08 | Carlos Ruiz had another nice game as he went 2-2 with a single, double and a run scored. Ruiz is batting .229 but seems to be getting the hits and even stole his first base of the playoffs Thursday. Ruiz will start game 3 in Philly with Jamie Moyer on the mound. |
| 9/12/08 | Carlos Ruiz got the start and produced at the plate and behind it too. Ruiz went 1-2 with 2 rbi's, one on a suicide squeeze, to raise his average to .232 for the year. Ruiz also threw out a runner at 3B in a crucial part of the game. |
| 8/11/08 | Carlos Ruiz came through at the plate and helped key a 3-run 7th inning. Ruiz was 2-2 on the day with a double and two runs scored. Ruiz raised his average to .220 on the season. |
| 7/31/08 | Carlos Ruiz got the start behind the plate and came through at the plate. Ruiz went 2-4 with a run scored to help raise his average to .217 on the year. Ruiz has seen his playing time diminish with Chris Coste swinging a hot bat. Ruiz has 2 HR's and 21 rbi's for the season. |
| 6/14/08 | Carlos Ruiz enjoyed a big night at the plate for the Phillies. Ruiz went 4-6 with 4 rbi's and a run scored to help raise his average to .235 on the year. Ruiz has played in the last 3 games with Chris Coste out. |
| 6/08/08 | Carlos Ruiz had a nice night at the plate to help the Phillies win again in Atlanta. Ruiz was 1-3 on the night with a HR, rbi and 2 runs scored. Ruiz now has 2 HR's, 16 rbi's and is batting .226 on the year. |
| 5/26/08 | Welcome back Carlos Ruiz. It seems like forever since Carlos was a threat at the plate but Sunday was different. Ruiz was 2-5 with an rbi and 2 runs scored and improved his average to .246 on the season. |
| 5/10/08 | Carlos Ruiz has started to find his hitting stroke and has helped the Phillies of late. Ruiz was 1-4 Friday night with 2 rbi's and now has 7 hits in his last 19 at-bats to raise his average to .236 with 12 rbi's on the season. |
| 5/06/08 | Carlos Ruiz had a nice game Monday and looks to be getting his bat going. Ruiz had three hits in 5 at-bats with an rbi and a run scored. Ruiz has 4 hits in his last 9 at-bats and has raised his average to .228 on the season. |
| 5/05/08 | Carlos Ruiz is still struggling at the plate but finally came through for the Phillies. Ruiz was 1-4 on the day but that lone hit was his 1st HR of the season to tie the game in the 8th. Earlier in the game Ruiz took a hard hit in a play at the plate making his HR even sweeter. Ruiz is batting .203 on the season and will hopefully get his average up over the next couple of weeks. |
| 4/30/08 | Carlos Ruiz has struggled at the plate to start the season, which is not good with a hot hitting Chris Coste right behind him. Tuesday, Ruiz went 2-4 with 2 rbi's and 2 runs scored and is now hitting .206 on the season. |
| 3/18/08 | Carlos Ruiz continues to swing a hot bat in the spring. Ruiz was 3-4 on Monday with an rbi and two runs scored and is now batting .417 on the spring. Ruiz, the starter, looks more comfortable at the plate and should have a solid season. |
| 3/02/08 | Carlos Ruiz had a nice game on Saturday versus the Yankees. Ruiz was 2-2 that included a single and a double and scored two runs. Ruiz is looking to have a breakout year in his first full season. |
| 10/03/07 | Ruiz's elbow felt good this morning and he talked his way into the starting lineup. "I didn't want to miss this game," Ruiz said. "I was surprised this morning when I tested it. I was like, 'Oh my God.' I played catch and I felt good. I took a couple of swings and it felt good." |
| 10/03/07 | Ruiz underwent an MRI on his left elbow. No problems were found. He remains sore, however, and will likely not be in today's starting lineup. |
| 10/01/07 | Ruiz was hit with a pitch near his elbow yesterday. X-rays taken were negative and he hopes to play in game 1 of the NLDS on Wednesday. |
| 9/28/07 | Carlos Ruiz has had a nice year behind the plate and at the plate and continued on Thursday. Ruiz was 2-3 with a single and a double on the night. With the hits, Ruiz is batting .259 in his first full season. |
| 9/23/07 | Carlos Ruiz had the night off behind the plate but came up big in a pinch-hit situation. Ruiz pinch-hit for Brett Myers in the 10th and delivered an rbi single for an insurance run. Ruiz is batting .259 and has 53 rbi's on the season. |
| 9/20/07 | One day after writing that Carlos Ruiz looked to be wearing down, he goes out and has a nice game. Ruiz was 2-3 on the night to raise his average to .260 on the year. Ruiz has 6 HR's, 52 rbi's and 5 stolen bases on the year and still has 10 games to play. |
| 9/19/07 | Carlos Ruiz was behind the plate for a third straight game but looks to be wearing down in his first full season. Ruiz was 1-4 on the night with his 52nd rbi and his 5th stolen base. Ruiz has a hit in each of his last 3 games but his average has dropped to .257 on the year. |
| 9/10/07 | Carlos Ruiz took his turn behind the plate and at the plate and has formed a solid catching platoon with Chris Coste. Ruiz was 3-4 on Sunday with his 6th HR, 2 rbi's and a run scored. The three hits raised his average to .265 on the season. |
| 9/05/07 | Carlos Ruiz had a good night at the plate and is quietly having a very nice season. Ruiz was 1-3 with a homerun, 2 rbi's and a run scored in the Phillies win. Ruiz has 5 HR's, 48 rbi's and is batting .260 in his first full season. |
| 8/31/07 | Carlos Ruiz came through with another solid game at the plate. Ruiz was 2-5 on the day with a rbi and a run scored. Ruiz now has 44 rbi's and is batting .260 on the season. |
| 8/22/07 | Carlos Ruiz had another solid game at the plate. Ruiz was 2-4, both hits were doubles, with an rbi and a run scored on the night. Ruiz is batting .267 and has formed a nice platoon with C.Coste. |
| 8/17/07 | Carlos Ruiz finally busted out at the plate on Thursday. Ruiz was 2-2 on the night with a 2-run HR, his 4th, 2 rbi's and a run scored. Ruiz raised his average to .260 with the perfect night. |
| 8/15/07 | Carlos Ruiz had the best night of any Phillies starter. Ruiz was 1-3 with an rbi single and a run scored to help the Phillies win and stay close in the NL East race. Ruiz had one of the four hits allowed by the Nationals and is batting .255 on the year. |
| 7/19/07 | Carlos Ruiz has been struggling at the plate lately but had a nice game on Wednesday. Ruiz was 2-4 with a single, double and 1 rbi. Ruiz is batting .264 on the year but has the ability to hit .275 or better. |
| 7/03/07 | Carlos Ruiz is very quietly putting together a very solid rookie season. Ruiz was 1-4 at the plate with a 2-run double and is now batting .275 on the season. Ruiz has 3 HR's, 29 rbi's and 2 surprise steals on the year in 200 at bats which is very solid production for a rookie catcher. |
| 6/27/07 | Carlos Ruiz had another nice game at the plate. Ruiz was 3-4 with 4 rbi's, a run scored and his 2nd stolen base of the year. The steal was not just any steal but a steal of homeplate on the backend of a double steal. It is the first time in 25 years a Phillies catcher has stolen home. |
| 6/23/07 | Carlos Ruiz had a nice night at the plate going 2-4 versus St. Louis. Ruiz had a single and a double, scored a run and has a solid .271 batting average in his rookie season. Ruiz is young and should be able to hold up during the hot summer months. |
| 6/17/07 | Carlos Ruiz was back starting behind the plate versus Detroit. At the plate, Ruiz was 1-3 with a double, rbi and run scored to raise his average to .276 on the year. Ruiz looks to be healthy again and good to go. |
| 6/16/07 | Carlos Ruiz finally returned after battling a few nagging injuries. Ruiz came into the game and ended up going 2-2 with a single and a double, knocking in a run and scoring 2 runs. Ruiz is batting a solid .275 in his rookie season. |
| 6/02/07 | Carlos Ruiz had 1 of the teams 2 hits versus Matt Morris and the Giants on Friday. Ruiz went 1-2 at the plate is currently batting .271 on the year. The Phillies play the Giants on Saturday night so Ruiz will probably be starting again. |
| 5/30/07 | Carlos Ruiz had another nice night at the plate. Ruiz was 2-4 with an rbi and is batting a solid .271 on the year. Ruiz is clearly the favorite behind the plate and is on pace for approximately 50 rbi's. |
| 5/16/07 | Carlos Ruiz is starting to get the attention he deserves not only as a backstop but as a hitter. Ruiz, still a rookie, hit his first walk-off homerun in the bottom of the ninth to give the Phillies the win. Ruiz was 2-4 on the night and is now batting .295 on the season. |
| 5/13/07 | Carlos Ruiz had another nice game for the Phillies. Ruiz was 3-3 with a single, double and his second HR on the year. Ruiz knocked in three, scored two and is batting a solid .298 on the year. |
| 4/28/07 | Carlos Ruiz came up big again for himself and the team. Ruiz singled past a drawn in infield with the bases loaded to give the Phillies the win. Ruiz was 3-5 with 2 RBI's and is now batting .322 on the young season. |
| 4/15/07 | Carlos Ruiz seems to be getting his legs under him and is starting to drive the ball more. Ruiz was 2-4 with a single and a double to knock in a run. Ruiz also had the first stolen base of his career and is batting .310 on the season. |
| 4/07/07 | Carlos Ruiz started his second consecutive game and kept hitting. Ruiz was 2-4 with a double and a RBI. Ruiz, known for his defensive abilities, will get more chances to start if he continues hitting. |
| 4/05/07 | Carlos Ruiz got his first start of the season and did not disappoint. Ruiz called a nice game for Cole Hamels and was 2-4 with a HR that initially gave the Phillies the lead. Expect Ruiz to have some bad games offensively but 12+ HR's can probably be expected this year. |
| 3/31/07 | Carlos Ruiz, the backup catcher to Rod Barajas, had a nice game yesterday versus Boston. Ruiz was 2-4 with a RBI and run scored. Ruiz will not start regularly but will get into games a couple times each week. |
| 3/19/07 | Carlos Ruiz may not quite be ready for everyday catching duties. Ruiz was used as the DH versus Johan Santana and went 0-4 leaving two men on base. On the spring Ruiz is 6-27 with a HR and 3 RBI's. It looks like Rod Barajas will be the main catcher and Ruiz will be the backup and occasional starter. |
| 3/06/07 | Carlos Ruiz, battling Rod Barajas for starter duties, had a very nice game versus the Reds. Ruiz was 2-3 from the plate with 3 RBI's and his first homerun of the spring. Ruiz is slated to be the backup to start the season, but if he continues to hit, could push for the starting job. |
| 12/21/06 | The signing of Rod Barajas means that Ruiz will be relegated to back-up duties in Philly. |
| 11/20/06 | Manager Charlie Manuel wants to give Carlos Ruiz every shot at becoming the team's everyday catcher. |
| 9/24/06 | Carlos Ruiz got the surprise start and delivered at the plate when needed. Ruiz started with an "excuse me" check swing single that scored 2 runs and later delivered a solid double off the leftfield wall knocking in another run. On the day Ruiz was 2-4 with 3 RBI's and looks to be the backup catcher next year. |
| 9/14/06 | Carlos Ruiz, spelling Chris Coste in game 2 of the doubleheader, came up big. Ruiz took Tim Hudson deep for a HR to give the Phillies some breathing room on their way to a sweep of the Braves. Ruiz was 2-4 on the night with the HR and 3 RBI's and may be auditioning to be the starting catcher next year. |
| 11/19/04 | The Phillies added Ruiz, age 25, to their 40-man roster. At AA last year, he hit .285 with 17 homers and 50 RBI. |
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