Ruiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
The Nationals will give Ruiz a break for the series opener after he went 2-for-3 with a double and a run while catching six innings of Sunday's 11-5 loss to the Pirates. Drew Millas will step in for Ruiz behind the plate and will bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Wednesday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
The Nationals will give Ruiz a rest for the matinee contest after he started behind the plate in each of the last three games. Drew Millas will receive the nod at catcher and form a battery with starting pitcher Andrew Alvarez.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Saturday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
After going 1-for-3 with an RBI in the series opener against Baltimore, Ruiz will ride the bench for the second game of the series. Drew Millas will be behind the plate and bat ninth Saturday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Drawing rest Sunday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.
Ruiz will be given a breather for the series finale after he started behind the plate the past three games while going 3-for-11 with a run scored. Drew Millas will handle catching duties Sunday for Washington.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Exiting starting nine
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Ruiz is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.
It looks to be a routine day off after Ruiz started at catcher the last two days. Drew Millas will be behind the dish and will bat eighth for the Nationals.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Friday
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Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against Arizona, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Ruiz will take a seat after going 1-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored during Washington's series against Miami. Drew Millas will fill in behind the plate and bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Idle Saturday
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Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres.
Ruiz has recorded multiple hits as well as an RBI and a run in both of his last two games, but the Nats will keep him on the bench to begin Saturday's contest while Drew Millas starts at catcher, batting eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Swats fifth homer
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Ruiz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Padres.
The backstop took Lucas Giolito deep in the second inning as the Nationals grabbed an early lead the bullpen let slip away. Over 15 games in May, Ruiz is slashing .364/.368/.727 with four of his five homers on the season along with eight doubles, 10 runs and 16 RBI.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up in series finale
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Ruiz will receive a breather for the day game Wednesday after he caught all nine innings and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run in the Nationals' 6-3 victory Tuesday night. Drew Millas will step in for Ruiz behind the dish in the series finale.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Absent from lineup
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Ruiz is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta.
Ruiz had started each of the last two contests for the Nationals but will get a break during Friday's series opener. Drew Millas will start at catcher and bat eighth for the Nats.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting up Monday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
After starting behind the dish in the Nationals' final two games of the weekend, Ruiz will get a break while Washington opens a four-game set versus New York. Drew Millas will handle the catching duties Monday.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Stays hot with career-high five RBI
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Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, five RBI, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 13-3 win over Baltimore.
It was a banner day for Ruiz, who piled up a career-high five RBI while swiping his first bag of the campaign. Ruiz had a .507 OPS on the year through the month of April, but he's gaining momentum in May so far. The switch-hitting catcher turned in his second three-hit performance this month Saturday and is now batting .323 with three homers, five doubles and 11 RBI over his last 31 at-bats to boost his season OPS to .715.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Sitting out second straight
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Ruiz is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest versus the Orioles.
Ruiz still leads the Nationals with 23 starts at catcher this season, but Drew Millas has almost pulled even with him, as this will be his 22nd start behind the dish Friday. It's the second start in a row for Millas.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Absent from lineup
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Ruiz is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Cincinnati.
Ruiz started at catcher in the first two games of the series, so he'll take a seat in Thursday's afternoon tilt. Drew Millas will be behind the dish and bat ninth for the Nationals.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat again Sunday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
After a recent stretch in which he started behind the plate five times in six games, Ruiz will cede catching duties to Drew Millas for the second day in a row. Ruiz delivered his best game of the season earlier in the week when he produced a pair of doubles and a home run in Thursday's win over the Twins, but he's still sitting on a lowly .608 OPS in 2026.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Saturday
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Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.
Ruiz will grab a seat on the bench Saturday after going 0-for-3 during a win in Friday's series opener. Drew Millas will handle catching duties and bat eighth.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Season-best effort in win
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Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Twins.
The 27-year-old catcher enjoyed his most productive day at the dish this year, knocking the ball all over the yard. Ruiz recorded a season high in hits, runs and RBI on Thursday en route to totaling a season-most eight bases. Over 70 at-bats, he's still hitting just .214 with two homers, seven doubles, 13 RBI and seven runs scored as Washington's primary backstop.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Riding pine Wednesday
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
After starting each of the last three games and going 2-for-10 with a double over that stretch, Ruiz will be rested Wednesday. The Nationals will go with Drew Millas behind the dish.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Taking seat in favor of Millas
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Ruiz is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mets.
Ruiz will hit the bench for the fourth time in six games while the Nationals go with Drew Millas behind the dish. Though the playing time has been tilting in Millas' favor of late, Ruiz has been the better producer at the plate by a narrow margin. Ruiz has turned in a .516 OPS over 58 plate appearances, while Millas has provided a .422 OPS across 55 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Out of Nationals' lineup
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Ruiz is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.
It's been a virtually even split in playing time at catcher between Ruiz and Drew Millas. After Ruiz started each of the previous two contests, it will be Millas behind the dish in Friday's series opener.
