Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Esteury Ruiz was born February 15, 1999, in Azua, Dominican Republic. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Ruiz signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent in 2015. He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Royals and started 2017 with the Arizona League Royals.

On July 24, 2017, the Royals traded Ruiz, Matt Strahm and Travis Wood to the San Diego Padres for Trevor Cahill, Ryan Buchter and Brandon Maurer. He began his Padres career with the Arizona League Padres. He played 2018 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and 2019 with the Lake Elsinore Storm.

 

Ruiz returned in 2021 to play for the San Antonio Missions and returned there to start the 2022 season. On July 12, 2022, the Padres selected Ruiz to the major league roster.

On December 12, 2022, the Oakland Athletics acquired Ruiz from the Brewers in a three-team trade in which the Atlanta Braves acquired Sean Murphy, the Brewers acquired William Contreras, Joel Payamps, and Justin Yeager, and the Athletics also acquired Manny Piña, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok, and Royber Salinas. On March 25, 2023, manager Mark Kotsay announced that Ruiz had made the Opening Day roster.