Philllies catcher Carlos Ruiz had developed a special bond with Cole Hamels, so on the day the Hamels trade to the Texas Rangers was made official, Ruiz said he will truly miss catching the lefthander.
"When you are around a friend who you play with a lot of years and you see him walk away, you feel sad," Ruiz said before Friday's game at Citizens Bank Park against the Atlanta Braves. "This is part of baseball and I wish him the best of luck."
Ruiz caught Hamels for 207 games. According to ESPN, that is the most starts by any active pitcher-catcher combination.