José Ruiz
José Rafael (Aparicio) Ruiz
Born: October 21, 1994
Guacara, Carabobo VE
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 2013-2025
Major League Statistics
José (Aparicio) Ruiz compiled a career batting average of .210 with 0 home runs and 57 RBI in his 381-game career with the Padres, Lake Elsinore Storm, Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Tri-City Dust Devils, Winston-Salem Dash, Birmingham Barons, Charlotte Knights, Reno Aces, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Gwinnett Stripers and Round Rock Express. He began playing during the 2013 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | R | ARIZ | Padres | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Short Season A | NORW | Tri-City Dust Devils | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.98 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.7 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 224 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.18 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 45.3 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 184 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.10 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 115 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.64 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.70 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2025 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.31 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 23.3 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 93 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.46 | 165 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 205.3 | 167 | 82 | 79 | 16 | 84 | 2 | 228 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 849 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Padres | 33 | 113 | 107 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .224 | .257 | .318 | .574 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 43 | 160 | 155 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | .187 | .201 | .232 | .434 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | 90 | 330 | 299 | 32 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 61 | .214 | .269 | .247 | .517 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 50 | 185 | 177 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41 | .215 | .245 | .266 | .510 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 217 | 793 | 743 | 69 | 156 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 166 | .210 | .247 | .258 | .506 | 192 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | ARIZ | Padres | C | 33 | 264 | 35 | 11 | 0 | .965 | 9.061 | 11 | 47 | 15 | 24.2 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | C | 43 | 383 | 49 | 8 | 1 | .982 | 1.047 | 23 | 55 | 28 | 33.7 |
| 2015 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne TinCaps | C | 90 | 639 | 112 | 16 | 9 | .979 | 8.344 | 17 | 82 | 58 | 41.4 |
| 2016 | Short Season A | NORW | Tri-City Dust Devils | P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 | ||||
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 49 | 361 | 59 | 5 | 5 | .988 | 8.571 | 7 | 49 | 28 | 36.4 |
| 2016 | R | ARIZ | Padres | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2017 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | P | 44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .159 | ||||
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .152 | ||||
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Dash | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .091 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .353 | ||||
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2025 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 | ||||
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 381 | 1658 | 276 | 40 | 17 | .980 | 5.076 | 58 | 233 | 129 | 35.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | Arizona League | Padres | SDN | June 20, 2013 | August 27, 2013 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | July 14, 2013 | July 14, 2013 |
| 2014 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SDN | June 13, 2014 | August 30, 2014 |
| 2015 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne TinCaps | SDN | April 12, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | April 7, 2016 | June 27, 2016 |
| 2016 | R | Arizona League | Padres | SDN | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2016 |
| 2016 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Tri-City Dust Devils | SDN | August 7, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | April 8, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Dash | CHA | April 6, 2018 | May 8, 2018 |
| 2018 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | May 11, 2018 | September 1, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | May 10, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | August 2, 2023 | September 23, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | March 31, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | May 13, 2025 | May 16, 2025 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Stripers | ATL | June 25, 2025 | July 13, 2025 |
| 2025 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | July 20, 2025 | September 21, 2025 |
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