- Wilkin Ruan
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Wilkin Ruan
position=Outfielder
team=Los Angeles Dodgers
number=10
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|9|18
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.231
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=5
teams=
*Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2003)Wilkin Chai Ruan (born
September 18 ,1978 inGuaymate, Dominican Republic ) is anoutfielder inMajor League Baseball who plays for theLas Vegas 51s in theLos Angeles Dodgers minor league system.Known primarily for his speed, Ruan was signed as an undrafted
free agent by theMontreal Expos onNovember 15 , by|1996. He hit .348 with 33stolen base s for the Expos Dominican League team in by|1997 before being brought to the states and placed in the Expos rookie ball team in by|1998. Against more experienced U.S. pitchers he struggled slightly.. hitting only .239 for theGulf Coast Expos that season, though he still stole 13 bases.With the
Cape Fear Crocs in by|1999 and by|2000, he improved his average (.224, .287) each year and continued to steal bases at an amazing rate, swiping 64 bases in 2000.In by|2001, he started at the Expos high "A" team in Jupiter and hit .283 with 25 steals before being promoted to their Harrisburg "AA" Team.
On
March 23 , by|2002 he was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with pitcherGuillermo Mota for Jorge Nunez andMatt Herges .He started the 2002 season with the Dodgers "AA" team in Jacksonville where he hit .253 with 23 steals and finished the season with the "AAA"
Las Vegas 51s where he hit .327 with 12 steals in 40 games.That earned him a September call-up to the Dodgers Major League roster. He made his major league debut on
September 1 as apinch runner . He got his first major league hit the following day against theArizona Diamondbacks . He was primarily used as a pinch runner during his month-long stay in the big leagues.In by|2003, he was the starting
center fielder for theLas Vegas 51s all season, hitting .308 with a whopping 41 steals in 49 attempts.He had a couple of stints with the Dodgers in 2003 also, hitting .220 in limited opportunities.
However, he had a tough
spring training in by|2004 where he hit only .128 and wound up back in Jacksonville for the start of the season, hitting only .208 with 9 steals for the Suns, causing the Dodgers to release him onJune 19 , 2004.On
July 2 , he was signed as a minor league free agent by theKansas City Royals and sent to their "AA" team in Wichita where he rebounded slightly, hitting .276 with 11 steals.He remained at Wichita for the by|2005 season, hitting .254 with 18 steals in somewhat limited playing time.
Released by the Royals after the 2005 season, he rejoined the Dodgers, signing to play once more with Jacksonville. He hit .260 with 18 steals as the starting center fielder for the Suns.
In by|2007, he again started the season with Jacksonville, but was called up to Las Vegas in June, where he remains in 2008.
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