Chooch is back in Philly.
Veteran catcher Carlos Ruiz returned Tuesday to Citizens Bank Park for the first time in his career as a visiting player when the Mariners opened a two-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ruiz, 38, spent 11 seasons in Philadelphia before a trade last Aug. 25 sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mariners acquired him from the Dodgers in a Nov. 7 trade for pitcher Vidal Nuno.
So Tuesday marks a homecoming.
Ruiz is one of the few remaining active links to the Phillies’ run of success from 2007-11, when they reached postseason in five straight years and won the World Series in 2008 by beating Tampa Bay in five games.