NEWS
12:08 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) (knee) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Nashville, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
5:01 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) has a non-displaced fracture of his patella in addition to a deep laceration in his right knee, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
4:04 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) Brewers transferred Ruf (knee) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
12:03 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) Brewers placed Ruf on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right knee laceration.
7:02 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) was pulled from the Brewers' game against Cincinnati on Friday due to a right knee laceration, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
6:24 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) was pulled from Friday's game against the Reds with an apparent injury, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
3:44 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) is not in the starting lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
5:10 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) is serving as the Brewers' designated hitter and batting leadoff Tuesday night against the Blue Jays.
4:29 PM - Darin Ruf (Mil) signed a one-year contract with the Brewers on Monday.
12:07 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (wrist) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list and subsequently designated for assignment Tuesday.
5:09 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
7:34 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) was placed on the 10-day injured list with right wrist inflammation by the Giants on Monday.
6:16 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) Giants purchased the contract of Ruf from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday.
11:04 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Saturday, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports.
9:28 AM - Darin Ruf (NYM) Mets will designate Ruf for assignment Monday, a source tells Joel Sherman of New York Post.
9:21 AM - Darin Ruf (NYM) (wrist) is starting at first base and batting sixth in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros.
2:37 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) ongoing wrist issues and struggles at the plate this spring could lead to him beginning the season on the injured list, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
10:46 AM - Darin Ruf (NYM) (wrist) is starting at first base and batting cleanup for the Mets on Friday in their Grapefruit League contest versus the Cardinals, Michael Mayer of Metzmerized reports.
11:51 AM - Darin Ruf (NYM) (wrist) took batting practice in an indoor cage over the weekend, and is expected to move up to live batting practice in the next couple days, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
12:52 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday that Ruf (wrist) will be limited over the next 2-3 days, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
12:33 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) (neck) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday and is on the roster for the Mets' NL Wild Card Series against the Padres, Deesha Thosar of Fox Sports reports.
4:27 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) Buck Showalter said Wednesday that Ruf (neck) will be an option for this weekend's wild-card series against the Padres, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
3:18 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) was placed on the 10-day injured list with a neck strain Friday, retroactive to Sept. 27.
6:33 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) will serve as the Mets' designated hitter and No. 5 batter in Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
3:54 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) Mets acquired Ruf from the Giants on Tuesday in exchange for designated hitter J.D. Davis and minor-league pitchers Thomas Szapucki, Carson Seymour and Nick Zwack, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
3:54 PM - Darin Ruf (NYM) Mets acquired Ruf from the Giants on Tuesday in exchange for designated hitter J.D. Davis and minor-league pitchers Thomas Szapucki, Carson Seymour and Nick Zwack, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
3:33 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
9:16 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Dodgers.
1:38 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.
6:08 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) isn't starting Monday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
6:58 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) isn't starting Thursday against the Padres, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
3:10 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) hit a two-run home run in his only at-bat during Wednesday's 7-5 win against Arizona.
9:33 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
3:37 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) will serve as the Giants' designated hitter and No. 7 batter in Sunday's game against the White Sox, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
3:49 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) will serve as the Giants' designated hitter and No. 7 batter in Sunday's game against the Reds, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
3:21 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run in a loss to the Braves on Wednesday.
12:58 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
7:28 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (personal) was activated from the bereavement list Tuesday.
6:21 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) Giants placed Ruf on the bereavement list Tuesday.
9:47 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
11:16 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-3 with two home runs, two walks, three runs and three RBI in an 8-7 loss to San Diego on Friday.
1:30 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) will start in left field and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
2:55 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
11:30 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in a 13-7 win against St. Louis on Saturday.
12:33 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Saturdays' 9-3 win over the Nationals.
2:37 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is out of the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Mets, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
2:34 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) will start in left field and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Padres, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
1:17 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) and the Giants agreed to a two-year, $6.25 million extension Tuesday which includes a club option for a third season, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
5:38 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) isn't starting Game 3 of the NLDS against the Dodgers on Monday, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
4:57 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is out of the lineup in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Dodgers on Friday, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
3:02 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
4:08 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in a 3-0 win over the Padres.
7:04 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (oblique) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Thursday.
7:37 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (oblique) is expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Thursday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
3:29 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) was placed on the injured list with a right oblique strain Thursday, retroactive to Sept. 20.
10:49 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple, three RBI and a walk in Monday's win over the Rockies.
10:20 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's 5-4 win over Milwaukee.
1:24 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) will start at first base and bat third Sunday against the Brewers.
9:47 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-3 win over Houston.
12:55 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-5 with a home run and two additional runs in Saturday's win over the Astros.
9:33 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-1 with a solo homer and a walk in Sunday's 2-1 victory over the Cardinals.
5:25 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Friday's 5-3 win over Washington.
9:47 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-1 with a two-run homer and a walk in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Cardinals.
3:24 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-4 with a double, two-run home run, an additional RBI and a strikeout as San Francisco beat Arizona 5-2 on Sunday.
4:16 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) was activated from the 10-day injured list Monday.
2:16 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) will start his Triple-A rehab assignment Saturday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
8:17 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) Gabe Kapler said Tuesday that there was previous optimism that Ruf (hamstring) would be able to return Thursday or Friday but that he may need a few more days before being activated from the 10-day injured list, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
7:36 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) ran the bases Monday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
9:30 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) played catch, took ground balls and hit off a tee Wednesday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
7:44 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) will miss "at least the next three weeks," Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
7:32 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) was diagnosed with a Grade 2 hamstring strain Friday, Kerry Crowley of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
7:13 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) was placed on the injured list Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
6:36 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Dodgers, Mark W. Sanchez of KNBR 680 San Francisco reports.
2:03 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) (hamstring) is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
9:52 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two RBI, four runs scored and a walk Thursday against Cincinnati.
7:00 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 8-6 loss to the Pirates.
12:26 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, two walks and a run scored in Monday's 12-0 blowout win over the Rockies.
10:20 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base Wednesday against the Padres.
9:54 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-1 with a solo home run and a walk as he helped the Giants to a 3-2 win over the Padres on Monday.
12:01 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) signed a one-year, $1.275 million deal with the Giants on Wednesday to avoid arbitration, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
10:10 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 14-2 win over the Athletics.
8:37 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk during the Giants' 6-4 win on Thursday.
11:48 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
7:38 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
3:33 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's loss to the Athletics.
11:43 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) five of Ruf's starts this season have come against left-handed pitchers. He is batting .278/.381/.333 with five RBI and two runs in 18 at-bats.
5:11 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) Giants selected Ruf's contract Thursday.
4:07 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) made the Giants' 60-man roster.
11:53 AM - Darin Ruf (SF) who is in Giants camp on a minor-league deal, could open the season on the 26-man roster, Maria Guardado of MLB.com reports.
9:01 PM - Darin Ruf (SF) signed a minor-league contract with the Giants on Thursday, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports.
11:39 AM - Darin Ruf (LAD) was traded to the Dodgers on Friday along with Darnell Sweeney in exchange for Howie Kendrick.
6:23 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) is out of the lineup Monday against the Marlins, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.
7:45 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) will start in left field for the third straight game Sunday against the Braves, MLB.com reports.
11:04 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.
2:54 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI for Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.
11:33 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.
3:28 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) could be sent to Triple-A if the Phillies opt to promote Tommy Joseph from the minors soon, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philadelphia reports.
7:39 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
2:37 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) Pete Mackanin said Ruf might play the entire series against the Brewers this weekend, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports.
11:51 AM - Darin Ruf (Phi) is starting in left field and batting seventh for Friday's game against the Brewers, Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly reports.
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