Randy Radames Ruiz (born October 19, 1977) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman.

Born in The Bronx, New York to parents from Santurce, Puerto Rico, he attended James Monroe High School, and played baseball under coach Mike Turo.

[1] In Minor League Baseball, he played in the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies (twice), New York Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Francisco Giants organizations.

[2] Ruiz holds the record for the longest hitting streak by a Rochester Red Wings player since 1979, with 24 consecutive games.

[4] In 2008, Ruiz was called up to play in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins, and he also later spent time with the Toronto Blue Jays.

[5] In 2001, Ruiz tied for third in the league in extra base hits with 57, fourth in runs batted in (RBI) with 92, and fifth in doubles with 34.

[6] Due to Ruiz being suspended from playing baseball, the Reading Phillies received Nate Grindell from the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre Red Barons roster to replace him until his suspension expired.

[5] He began the season with the Double-A Wichita Wranglers, batting .217 with two home runs and 3 RBI in six games before being released on April 14.

[11] He had a batting average of .441, with three home runs and 12 RBI during his last ten games with the Red Wings, before being called up by the Twins to play in the major leagues.

[2] The Twins designated them to replace right-handed pitcher Liván Hernández and outfielder Craig Monroe, making them free agents.

[16] Ruiz had three plate appearances, getting his first major league hit on his third at bat[16] off of a pitch by starting pitcher Jeremy Sowers in the seventh inning.

[22] Ruiz was called up to the Blue Jays major league roster on August 11, replacing Alex Ríos, who was claimed on waivers by the Chicago White Sox.

After striking out in his first at bat, Ruiz hit his first home run as a Blue Jay off Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain in the third inning of a 7–5 loss.

[25] On September 6, in a home game against the Yankees, former Blue Jay Josh Towers threw a ball up and in that hit Ruiz in the face.

[8] In May 2010, Ruiz asked for his release from the Blue Jays organization due to receiving a contract offer in Japan.

[27] After being granted his release from Toronto on May 19, 2010, Ruiz subsequently signed a one-year, $493,000 contract with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[31] He was optioned to the Triple-A Reno Aces, where he started strong, batting .372 with three doubles, six home runs and 23 RBI in 21 April games.

[8] On June 17, 2013, Ruiz signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.