Brace yourselves, Keibert Ruiz looks like he’s about to become the hottest topic, at least in the non-Juan Soto category, for the Washington Nationals in the early going this season.
After finishing Spring Training with a bang, including two home runs in his last two games down in Florida, the young catcher was able to carry that form over into the first regular-season series of the year against the New York Mets.
In his three games so far this season, Ruiz has gone 4-for-11 with a double at the plate, but digging deeper than that, the backstop hit just one ground ball, and he has yet to hit a ball softly.