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Reuters
11 hours ago
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- Reuters
Nationals C Keibert Ruiz lands on IL with head contusion
June 25 - One day after he was hit in the head by a foul ball while sitting in the dugout, catcher Keibert Ruiz was placed on the injured list by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday with what the team is calling a head contusion. Washington called up Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester to replace Ruiz on the roster. Teammate Josh Bell's foul ball hit Ruiz on a bounce and the catcher placed both hands on his head and immediately left the bench. Riley Adams replaced him behind the plate. After Washington's 10-6 win over the host San Diego Padres, manager Dave Martinez said the 26-year-old Ruiz was headed for a CT scan. "The ball hit him pretty solid," Martinez said. "He had a nice lump on the side of his head." Ruiz has played in 66 of the Nationals' first 79 games this season. He has hit .248 with two homers and 24 RBIs, though he has struggled in June with a .167 average. Millas, 27, likely will serve as the backup behind Adams. This is Millas' first stint with the team this season after hitting .259 with two homers and seven RBIs in 31 games for Washington in 2023 and '24. In 22 games this season, the 28-year-old Adams entered Tuesday hitting .097 with three homers and eight RBIs as Ruiz's backup. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
12 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Nationals catcher Ruiz placed on IL a day after getting hit on the head with a foul ball
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan, left, and catcher Keibert Ruiz celebrate after the team's win in a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun) SAN DIEGO (AP) — Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz was placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday, a day after getting struck on the head by a foul ball off the bat of teammate Josh Bell while in the dugout. The Nationals said Ruiz has a head bruise. Advertisement Catcher Drew Millas was recalled from Triple-A Rochester. He hit .247 with four homers and 25 RBIs in 52 games. The foul ball hit Ruiz on a bounce. He grabbed his head with both hands and immediately left the dugout. He was replaced by Riley Adams. Ruiz had a CT scan after his team's 10-6 victory, Bell wound up hitting a sacrifice fly as part of a four-run fourth inning. It was the second time in five days a major league player got hurt in the dugout when nailed by a foul ball. Rays pitcher Hunter Bigge was carted off the field in a frightening scene and taken to a hospital after getting struck in the face when Baltimore catcher Adley Rutschman lined a ball into the Tampa Bay dugout last Thursday night. Advertisement Bigge was placed on a backboard and gave a thumbs up before being driven by ambulance to a nearby hospital for tests. He never lost consciousness and was able to converse with first responders, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. ___ AP MLB:
