The News Tribune · May 9, 2017
Tuesday watchpoints: Mariners catcher Carlos Ruiz returns to his roots
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.