スクラントン・ウィルクスバリ・レイルライダース
On June 17, 2013, Ruiz signed a Minor League contract with the New York Yankees and was assigned to their Triple-A affiliate Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. In 71 games for the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, Ruiz posted a .274 batting average and hit 17 home runs.