caption bats birth_place debutyear statyear statvalue team position statlabel debutdate birth_date number image article_title debutteam name throws
darin game on september 27 , 2012 ruf during batting practice prior to a phillies right omaha , nebraska 2012 august 25 , 2015 .247 140 25 66 philadelphia phillies first baseman / outfielder batting average hits home runs runs batted in september 14 28 july 1986 18 2012_09_27_phillies_darin_ruf . jpg darin ruf
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darin ruf

darin cortland ruf -lrb- born july 28 , 1986 -rrb- is an american professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the philadelphia phillies of major league baseball .
he was born in omaha , nebraska , and played at westside high school .
subsequently , he attended creighton university , and excelled playing baseball there before the phillies drafted him in 2009 .
in the minor leagues , he initially hit for a high batting average , but in 2011 combined that with power numbers to become one of the phillies ' top prospects .
he made his major league debut in september 2012 , after having hit 38 home runs to lead the eastern league .
in 2013 , he split time between triple-a and the major league phillies , and was among the league 's top rookies during the season .
he was embroiled in a roster battle for a bench spot entering 2014 , but hurt his oblique , and landed on the disabled list prior to the season .
