Keibert Ruiz was ready to sign the reported 8-year/$50M extension he agreed to with the Washington Nationals this weekend as soon as he saw the offer from the club, which had acquired him from the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline in 2021, and made him their No. 1 catcher in his first full season in the majors last summer.
“I said yes right away!” the 24-year-old catcher, who’ll turn 25 in July, told reporters in the press conference announcing his long-term extension on Saturday in West Palm Beach.
“But we waited a little bit.