One day, in the distant future, you may find yourself in a really boring work meeting that could’ve been a text message on your wrist terminal (yes, we’re moving to wearable tech, we are never getting rid of work meetings) and you’ll pull up Sporcle, even more enshittified than it is now, and try to recall the entire set of players that constituted the star-crossed-but-also-just-very-meh 2025 Atlanta Braves. You’ll remember Cal Quantrill and Alex Verdugo because they were horrible. You might remember Kevin Herget because he is not Jimmy Herget, who was with the Braves in 2024. You’ll probably type Eddie Rosario out of force of habit. But you will absolutely forget Jose Ruiz.

How acquired

The Braves claimed Jose Ruiz off waivers from the Phillies in early June, right as their playoff odds

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