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OAKLAND – The elite speed of Esteury Ruiz has once again helped him race his way into the record books.
The A’s outfielder eclipsed Kenny Lofton’s American League rookie record for stolen bases on the final day of the regular season by swiping his AL-leading 67th bag during Sunday afternoon’s game against the Angels at Angel Stadium. Playing in his 132nd game of the season, Ruiz topped Lofton’s record of 66 stolen bases with Cleveland, which stood since 1992.
The introduction of bigger bases and limits on pickoffs in 2023 encouraged more stolen-base attempts around the league, and Ruiz has taken full advantage. The speedster, whose 29.7 average sprint speed this season is tied for eighth fastest in MLB, leads all players in the Majors with 15 multi-stolen base games. Arizona’s Corbin Carroll and Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr. are tied for second with 12.
Ruiz finishes the year leading all Major League rookies in stolen bases and holds the A’s rookie record, having previously surpassed Mitchell Page’s mark of 42 (1977) back in July. In the history of the franchise, Ruiz is also just the fifth A’s player to steal 60 bases in a season.
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