Carlos Joaquin Ruiz¡along with wife Haidee, has two sons: Carlos Ricardo and Carlos¡signed by Allan Lewis.
2016
The Totals - Hit .264 (53x201) with 8 doubles, 3 home runs and 15 RBI in 62 games with Philadelphia and Los Angeles-NL... The Trade - Acquired by the Dodgers from Philadelphia in exchange for A.J. Ellis (c), Tommy Bergjans (rhp) and Joey Curletta (of) on Aug. 25... Dodger Time - In 14 games with the Dodgers, hit .278 (10x36) with 2 doubles and 3 RBI...With Philly - Prior to the trade, hit hit .261 (43x165) with 6 doubles, 3 home runs and 12 RBI in 48 games with the Phillies... For Starters - Made his 8th career Opening Day start for the Phillies (2008-12, 2014-16) on April 4 at Cincinnati... Playoffs - Made his 6th career postseason appearance, his first with the Dodgers…hit .273 (3x11) with 2 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, 4 RBI and 1 walk in 7 games.
2015
Made his seventh career Opening Day start for the Phillies (2008-12, 2014-15)...Started only 81 games, his fewest of any full ML season...Collected his 800th career hit, 4/11 vs WSH...Hit his 200th career double, 5/20 at COL...Hit two HR in a span of 19 plate appearances, 6/30-7/10, after hitting none in his previous 244 PA (9/5/14-6/30/15)...On 7/25 at CHI, caught his fourth career no-hitter to set an NL record and join Jason Varitek as the only two catchers in MLB history to have caught four separate no-hitters...Appeared in his 1,000th career game, 7/30 vs ATL...Played his 966th career game at catcher to move past Darren Daulton for 4th place on the Phillies all-time list, 8/5 vs LAD...Batted .327 vs LHP (18-55), as opposed to .183 (42-229) vs RHP...Caught 6 of 52 (11.5%) runners attempting to steal...Tied his career high with four hits, 4/27 at STL (10th time)
2014
Made his sixth career Opening Day start for the Phillies (2008-12, 2014)... T-10th in the NL in HBP (12)... Went 7-for-14, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 4 BB in the Phillies' 4-game series vs LAD, 4/21-24; the 6 XBH were the most by any ML player in a series this season and the most by a Phillie since Jayson Werth had 6, 8/28-31/08 vs CHI (3 2B, 3 HR)... Named NL Player of the Week, 4/21-27 (.500, 11-22, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, .593 OBP, .909 SLG %)... Was on the 7-day concussion DL, 6/27-7/22; rehabbed with Clearwater (A) for five games... Tied his career high with four hits, 7/28 at NYM (9th time); the first time the Phillies ever lost a game he had 4 hits in (8-1)... Caught 21 of 95 (22.1%) potential base stealers finishing fifth in the NL in CS
2013
Began the season on the restricted list (4/1-27) due to a 25-game suspension on 11/27/12 after testing positive for an amphetamine in violation of MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program; played in 2 rehab games each with Clearwater (A) and Reading (AA) prior to being reinstated... Spent 4 weeks (5/20-6/17) on the DL with a right hamstring strain; played in 2 rehab games with Lehigh Valley (AAA)... Because of the suspension and injury, appeared in the fewest games since his 1st ML season (2006)... Caught 12 of 75 (16.0%) potential base stealers... Hit .484 (15-31) with RISP from 8/8 through the remainder of the season, which was the highest AVG with RISP of any player in MLB over that stretch... Tied his career high with 4 hits, 8/18 vs LAD (7th time)... Batted .395 (32-81), 10 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBI over 18 games, 8/18-9/14.... Overall, in his final 31 games, hit .298 (34-114), 10 2B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 8 BB
2012
Earned his 1st All-Star selection; caught the final 4.0
innings in the NL's 8-0 win at KC
... Set career highs in hits (121), doubles (32), HR (16),
RBI (68), runs (56), XBH (48), total bases (201), SF (4) &
HBP (16)
... Led all NL catchers in doubles and T-2nd in XBH (47)
... Ranked 2nd in the NL in HBP
... Went 3-for-5, 2 2B, HR and a career-high 7 RBI, 5/2 at
ATL, falling one RBI short of the club record; became the
1st catcher in Phillies history with 7 RBI in a game
... Was on the 15-day DL, 8/4 (retroactive to 8/3)-9/6 with
plantar fasciitis in his left foot (partial tear)
... At the time he went on the DL, was ranked 4th in the NL
in AVG (.335), 5th in OBP (.399) & SLG % (.559) and T-7th
in doubles (28); was also leading all NL catchers in
doubles, runs (47), XBH (42) & total bases (175) and was
leading all ML catchers in CS (21)
... Batted .405 (34-84) with RISP from 4/25 through the
remainder of the season after starting 1-for-11
... Of his 16 HR, 4 gave the Phillies a lead and 2 tied
the game
... Homered in back-to-back games 3 times: 5/2 & 4,
6/26-27 and 7/3-4
... Caught a career-high 21 of 85 potential base stealers
(24.7%)
... Finished 7th among NL catchers in CS
... Received a 25-game suspension after testing positive for
an amphetamine in violation of MLB's Joint Drug
Prevention and Treatment Program on 11/27.
2011
Finished with the best catcher's ERA (3.06) in MLB. ... Threw out 18 of 95 potential basestealers (18.9%); T-9th in the NL with 18 runners thrown out. ... The Phillies went 70-43 (.619) in his starts. ... Slugged his 1st career pinch HR and grand slam, 4/9 at ATL (Scott Linebrink); also set a career high with five RBI despite not entering the game until the seventh inning. ... Was on the 15-day DL, 5/8-12 (backdated to 4/28) with
lower back inflammation; originally left the game, 4/27 at ARI (after 1 AB) with lower back tightness; went 2-for-9, RBI in two extended spring training games as DH, 5/10-11 and also rehabbed with Clearwater (A). ... Tied his career high with four hits twice: 6/21 at STL and 9/25 at NYM. ... Had a career-best 11-game hitting streak, 7/8-25 (.394, 13-33, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI, .606 SLG %). ... Hit .342 (40-117) in his final 36 games. ... Batted .316 (56-177) against NL East teams.
2010
Led the team in AVG (.302) and OBP (.400) ... Set career highs in games (121), hits (112), AVG, OBP
and walks (55) ... Hit .330 (63-191), 5 HR, 27 RBI against NL East teams
(58 G) ... Led all NL catchers in AVG (.304) & OBP (.401), T-2nd in
XBH (37) and ranked 3rd in hits (111) and total bases
(165) ... Had 2 walk-off hits: his 2nd career walk-off HR, 5/4 vs
STL (Hawksworth) and a 2-run double, 8/12 vs LAD
(Broxton) ... Tied his career high with 4 hits twice: 5/10 at COL &
8/3 at FLA ... Was on the DL, 6/22 (retroactive to 6/19)-7/9
(concussion) ... Threw out 2 baserunners in the same inning for 1st
time in his career, 8/27 at SD ... Tied his career high with 4 RBI, 9/13 at FLA ... The Phillies went 70-39 (.642) in his 109 starts ... Caught 18 of 68 (26.5%) potential basestealers ... Batted .324 (33-102) with RISP after 4/24; hit .071
(1-14) before that to start the season
2009
Set career highs in HR (9) and walks (47)...Caught 15 of 76 potential basestealers (19.7%)...Reached base safely in 9 straight plate appearances,
5/13-15 (5 H, 4 BB)...Was on the 15-day DL, 4/11-5/1 (right oblique strain)
and appeared in 4 rehab games with Lehigh Valley
(AAA)...Batted .381 (24-63), 9 2B, 3 HR, 13 RBI, .506 OBP over a
21-game stretch, 5/13-6/7...Missed 7 games with a left wrist strain, 9/23-29...Hit .355 (22-62), 9 2B, HR, 11 RBI, .446 OBP over his final
24 games...The Phillies went 57-43 (.570) in his 100 starts...Led the team in postseason avg (.341) and reached
base safely in all 15 playoff games (.491 OBP)...Slugged a 3-run HR off Clayton Kershaw in Game 1 of
the NLCS, 10/15 at LAD
2008
The Phillies went 55-37 (.598) in his 92 starts...Threw out 14 of 79 potential basestealers (17.7%)...Had the 3rd-lowest catcher's ERA (3.83) in the NL...Set a career high with 4 hits, 6/13 at STL (4-6, 2 2B, 4 RBI)...Played 3rd base for the first time in his professional
career, 8/26 vs NYM (1.0 inning)...Batted .429 (6-14), 11 RBI with the bases loaded...Started every postseason game at catcher and hit
safely in 8 of the 14 games...Had a walk-off infield single in the bottom of the 9th
inning in Game 3 of the World Series, 10/25 vs TB.
2007
First full season in the majors... Threw out 19 of 76 potential basestealers (25%)... Finished 3rd
among NL rookies in walks (42), 5th in doubles (29), 8th in RBI (54),T-8th in multi-hit games (27) and
extra-base hits (37), 9th in total bases (148) and OBP (.340) and 10th in hits (97), HR (6) and runs (42)... Hit .322 (19-59), 10
RBI in his first 16 games of the season... Hit his 1st career walk-off HR, 5/15 vs MIL (Derrick Turnbow)... Stole home, 6/26 vs
CIN, becoming the first Phillie to do so since 1997 (Scott Rolen) and first Phillies catcher since 1982 (Bo Diaz)... Also had a
season-best 4 RBI the same night vs CIN... His 6 SB were the most by a Phillies catcher since 1992, when Darren Daulton
stole 11 and 3rd-most since 1950 (Daulton had 7 in 1990)... Was T-3rd in pickoffs among all MLB catchers (4), trailing Miguel
Olivo (8) and Jeff Mathis (7)... Did not make an error in his first 76 starts and finished T-2nd among all MLB catchers in fewest
errors committed (2 - min. 100 games played)... Had 27 multi-hit games, including four 3-hit games... Hit .311 (19-61) in 17
June games... The Phillies went 13-5 (.722) in his final 18 starts.
2006
Played for Panama in the inaugural World Baseball Classic...Shuttled between the Phillies and
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA) all season...Began the season with Scranton, where he finished 3rd
in the International League in batting average (.307), 2nd in on-base % (.389) and 5th in slugging % (.505)...Was a
midseason and postseason All-Star...Batted safely in 16 of his first 21 games with 11 multi-hit games...Phillies Minor
League Player of the Week, 4/17-23 (.462, 1 HR, 4 RBI)...Was leading the IL in batting average (.385) and ranked 2nd in HR
(6) at the time of his 1st recall on 5/5...Made his ML debut in a start, 5/6 vs SF...Collected his 1st ML hit, 5/9 vs NYM (Pedro
Martinez)...Optioned back to Scranton on 5/29...Recalled on 7/4 and slugged his 1st ML home run that day vs SD (Clay
Hensley)...Optioned on 7/15...Was recalled for the 3rd and final time of the season on 8/31...Batted .393 (11-28), 3 HR, 9
RBI over an 11-game span covering 2 major league stints, 7/4-9/23...Threw out 26 of 74 attempted base stealers with
Scranton (35%); 2 of 13 in the majors (15%).
2005
Played for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)...Reached professional highs in hits (104),
runs (50), doubles (25) and walks (30)...Played 56 games at C, 32 as DH and 2 at 1B...Hit just .219 (16-73) through his first 22 games before hitting .318 (87-274) the remainder of the season (6/9-9/5)...Batted .515 (17-33), 5 2B, 1
3B and 8 RBI over an 8-game span, 7/1-8, raising his average from .265 to .315; 7 of the 8 games were multi-hit games...Collected a season-high 4 hits, 7/16 at Columbus...Had 27 multi-hit games...it .556 (5-9), 3 2B, 3 RBI as a pinch-hitter...Defensively, caught 13 of 42 potential base stealers (31%).
2004
Spent his entire season with Reading (AA)...His 17 HR were 2nd among Eastern League catchers
(Eli Whiteside, Bowie, 18)...Threw out 32.9% (25-76) of potential basestealers...Placed on the DL on 5/6
(concussion)...Activated on 5/13...Hit .333 (27-81), 8 HR, 19 RBI in June...Homered in back-to-back games
twice...Had a season-best 10-game hitting streak, 7/11-7/24 (.417)...Clubbed a season-high 2 HR, including the
game-winning walk-off blast in the bottom of the 9th inning, 8/23 vs New Britain...Hit .343 (23-67) over his final
17 games...Played in the Arizona Fall League.
2003
Split the season between Clearwater (A) and Reading...Had 18 multi-hit games between both stops
2002
Spent the season with Clearwater and was a Florida
State League All-Star...Had a .988 fielding % (407 TC, 5 E)
2001
Spent the entire season with Lakewood (A)...Placed on the DL, 6/17 (right elbow pain); was
activated on 7/19...Played 41 games at C, 28 as DH and 2 in RF...Played in the Florida Instructional League
2000
Played with the Gulf Coast League Phillies (R)...Played in the FIL
1999
Made his pro debut with La Vega Phillies (R) in
Dominican Summer League
