Press Release: Rumble Ponies OF Agustin Ruiz Named EL Player of the Week

Photo Courtesy: Bronson Harris / Binghamton Rumble Ponies

BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Mets, announced Monday that outfielder Agustin Ruiz has been named the Eastern League Player of the Week for the week of August 21-27.

With Ponies RHP Tyler Stuart being named the Eastern League (EL) Pitcher of the Week, it is the first time this season that the Ponies have swept both awards in a single week.

The 23-year-old Ruiz had a slash line of .500/.636/1.125 with an OPS of 1.761 during the Ponies’ five-game road series against New Hampshire. He finished the series with three home runs, eight RBIs, seven runs scored, and three straight multi-hit games. In Thursday’s come-from-behind win, Ruiz hit an RBI double in the seventh inning and a solo home run in the ninth that fueled the Ponies’ 7-6 comeback victory. On Friday, Ruiz recorded his third three-hit game of the season.

The Mets selected Ruiz in the 2022 Rule 5 Draft and is in his sixth season playing professionally after previously being with the San Diego Padres organization. Ruiz is from Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.

Ruiz and Stuart become the fifth and sixth Rumble Ponies players to earn Eastern League recognition this season. RHP Luis Moreno was named EL Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 19-25. RHP Mike Vasil was named the EL Pitcher of the Month for May, IF Jose Peroza was named EL Player of the Week for May 8-14, and IF Luke Ritter was named EL Player of the Week for June 5-11.

The Rumble Ponies return to Mirabito Stadium for their penultimate homestand of the season on Tuesday to begin a six-game series with the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A Affiliate of the Washington Nationals. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting www.bingrp.com, calling (607)-722-FUNN (3866), or in person at the Visions Federal Credit Union Starting Gate Box Office at Mirabito Stadium.

Agustin Ruiz' stats: 

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2017	17	-2.8	Padres 1	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	18	62	53	10	11	2	1	0	3	1	1	7	22	.208	.307	.283	.590	15	0	1	0	1	0
2018	18		3 Teams	3 Lgs	Rk-A-A-	SDP	59	251	218	42	62	14	10	1	31	2	3	29	76	.284	.375	.454	.829	99	5	3	0	1	0
2018	18	-3.4	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	4	17	15	2	4	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	.267	.353	.467	.820	7	0	0	0	0	0
2018	18	-3.1	Tri-City	NORW	A-	SDP	2	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	0	0	0	0	0
2018	18	-1.6	Padres 1	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	53	224	193	39	56	11	10	1	28	2	3	27	66	.290	.384	.466	.850	90	5	3	0	1	0
2019	19	-2.3	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	120	510	443	49	106	26	2	4	55	2	1	51	127	.239	.320	.334	.654	148	12	6	1	9	1
2020-21	20	-8.3	Jalisco	MXPW	FgW		3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	107	469	415	70	97	18	0	21	76	3	3	43	135	.234	.313	.429	.742	178	2	7	0	4	0
2021	21	-3.1	San Antonio	AACN	AA	SDP	35	145	134	19	26	3	0	6	20	0	0	7	42	.194	.248	.351	.599	47	0	3	0	1	0
2021	21	-1.5	Fort Wayne	HAC	A+	SDP	72	324	281	51	71	15	0	15	56	3	3	36	93	.253	.343	.466	.809	131	2	4	0	3	0
2021-22	21	-7.7	Jalisco	MXPW	FgW		30	79	69	5	17	2	1	2	7	0	0	7	13	.246	.325	.391	.716	27	0	1	2	0	0
2022	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	86	338	286	46	65	15	2	10	39	3	0	36	77	.227	.334	.399	.733	114	2	12	0	4	0
2022	22	-2.3	San Antonio	TL	AA	SDP	23	91	76	13	18	3	1	2	9	2	0	12	23	.237	.352	.382	.733	29	0	2	0	1	0
2022	22	-0.3	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A+	SDP	63	247	210	33	47	12	1	8	30	1	0	24	54	.224	.328	.405	.733	85	2	10	0	3	0
2022-23	22	-7.4	Jalisco	MXPW	FgW		4	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	23	-0.7	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYM	93	376	322	43	65	12	2	17	55	0	2	38	115	.202	.301	.410	.710	132	2	10	0	6	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		483	2006	1737	260	406	87	17	53	259	11	10	204	552	.234	.324	.395	.719	686	23	39	1	25	4

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Generated 8/28/2023.

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