MLBTR reported on the 5th (Korea Standard Time) that former big league first baseman/outfielder Ruff joined the University of Nebraska’s Omaha baseball team as assistant coach.
Ruf, 38, has not announced his retirement. He seems to have made his retirement official as he has decided to go the way of leadership.메이저사이트
According to MLBTR, manager Evan Porter said, “We are excited to have Darin join our baseball family. Darin’s incredible performance speaks for itself, but his personality and work ethic are probably more impressive. I’ve been lucky to have known him over the past 20 years. His respect for the game and the people around him has been tremendous. He will be a tremendous help to our program.”
Ruff, who was drafted in the 20th round by Omaha Creighton University in 2009, made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012 and played in the big leagues for nine years.
From 2012-16, he was a part-time first baseman and outfielder with a .240/.314/.433 record for the Phillies.
Since then, Ruf has turned to the KBO League. With 38 home runs in his first season with Samsung, he has .313/.404/.564. He has 86 home runs, 105 doubles, and six triples while playing in the KBO League, and has about 45 percent better offense than the league average by wRC+.
Ruf returned to the U.S. in 2020 and signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Ruf, who made the opening day roster, re-signed with a .276/.370./517 slash. After also hitting .271/.385/.519 with 16 home runs in 2021, the Giants signed him to a two-year, $6.25 million contract.
Since then, it has been on the decline and suffered ups and downs, such as being traded to the New York Mets. The Mets traded Ruff just before the opening day of 2023.
The team that embraced him again was the Giants. However, he was released after failing to regain his old form, and he also failed to make a comeback in the Milwaukee Brewers.
Rough left a MLB career .239/.329/.427, 351 hits, 67 homers, 69 doubles, a triple, six steals, and 198 RBIs. Between the MLB and the KBO, he hit more than 150 home runs and recorded more than 800 hits. At the same time, he earned more than $9 million in the MLB and more than $4 million in Korea.
Originally from Omaha, he has now taken his first step into leadership in his hometown.
“I’ve been blessed with amazing coaches throughout my career and I’m honored that Evan has given me the opportunity to reward and work with these student-athletes,” Ruff said, adding, “I look forward to working together on the field and off the field to become the best baseball player they can be as they continue to develop into great people for the Omaha community.”