“We couldn’t be happier that a player of his character and ability-level chose to sign long-term with us,” Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo told reporters of the reported eight-year/$50M extension catcher Keibert Ruiz signed with Washington over the past weekend.
“It’s a testament to [Ruiz] and his family and to the organization,” Rizzo continued, “and like I’ve said many, many times, with a deal of this length and this type of money, it’s more about the person that we sign more than the player, and we feel very confident that we’ve got ourselves a great person and a great player in Keibert.