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Former Met Darin Ruf Returns to Giants on Minor League Pact

After a rough go of it with the Mets, Ruf will return to the team New York acquired him from last year.

Rob Piersall

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Darin Ruf isn’t calling it quits just yet.

On Saturday, Jayson Stark of The Athletic announced that Ruf and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a minor league deal.

Ruf, 36, was acquired by the Mets at the trade deadline in 2022 in exchange for infielder J.D. Davis, left-handed pitcher Thomas Szapucki, and pitching prospects Nick Zwack and Carson Seymour.

The Nebraska native had a rough go of it with New York, as he went .152/.216/.197 with zero home runs and 20 strike outs in 74 plate appearances.

Under contract for 2023, Ruf participated in Spring Training with the Mets but went just 5-for-30 at the plate and was designated for assignment and ultimately released.

Ruf will get a chance to reclaim some success in a place where he had a strong season just two years ago.

In 2021, Ruf hit 16 home runs and had a .271/.385/.519 triple slash with the Giants and mashed left-handers.

For San Francisco, bringing Ruf back is a low-risk deal, and one that even if it doesn’t work out, proved to be a very strong trade for them. 

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