24 Facts About Darin Ruf

Darin Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and played at Westside High School.

Darin Ruf was embroiled in a roster battle for a bench spot entering 2014, but hurt his oblique, and landed on the disabled list prior to the season.

Darin Ruf remained with the Phillies for two more seasons, but by 2016 his time on the major league roster ended.

Darin Ruf was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he did not play in any games before they sold his contract to the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization .

Darin Ruf spent three seasons in South Korea, and in 2017 he led the KBO in runs batted in.

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Darin Ruf was born to parents Bill and Mary Darin Ruf in Omaha, Nebraska; he has four siblings .

Darin Ruf attended Westside High School, where he helped the team win a Nebraska state championship his sophomore season and finish as the runner-up his senior year.

Darin Ruf played football and basketball, and was the captain of the baseball and football teams – during his senior season, he achieved all-state honors in both football and basketball.

Darin Ruf was named an all-star for his performance in summer collegiate baseball, during which he was a member of the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League.

Darin Ruf was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.

Darin Ruf enjoyed great success playing for the Reading Phillies in 2012, earning Eastern League Most Valuable Player honors, as well as the Paul Owens Award, which is given to the best player in the Phillies' minor league system.

Darin Ruf was named Rookie of the Year, a mid-season All Star, a post-season All Star, an MiLB.

Darin Ruf totaled three home runs and 10 RBIs in his 12-game "cup of coffee" at the end of the season.

Darin Ruf slugged his way onto the scene about midway through the 2012 season with the Reading Phillies; it wasn't as though Ruf was some highly-touted prospect everyone knew about.

Darin Ruf started the 2013 season in Triple-A with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, but was recalled by the Phillies on July 6 when Ryan Howard was placed on the disabled list.

Darin Ruf had the lowest batting average against right-handers among all MLB hitters, at.

Darin Ruf played 44 games at first base, 33 games in left field, 5 games in right field, and pitched in one game.

Eric Longenhagen, a baseball analyst for Crashburn Alley, asserted in 2013 that Darin Ruf's ceiling was a platoon player at first base, but that his superior intangibles had allowed him to overachieve in terms of his potential.

Darin Ruf turns 28 halfway through next year and possesses both a skillset and body that typically don't age well.

Darin Ruf is a strong power hitter who, according to one talent evaluator quoted in Lindy's Sports 2014 baseball preview magazine, possessed "raw country strength" at the plate.

Darin Ruf has an uppercut swing, and struggles to hit outside pitches because of poor balance at the plate, but consequently, is able to hit fly balls and drive mistake pitches out of the park.

Darin Ruf is a patient hitter, and hits left-handed pitchers better than right-handed pitchers.

Darin Ruf has played first base as well as both of the corner outfield spots during his career, and focused on the outfield during the latter stages of his development because of Ryan Howard's perceived preeminence at first base.

Darin Ruf's wife is Libby Schuring, whom Darin Ruf married in December 2011.