San Francisco Giants, Darin Ruf Agree On $6.25M, 2-Year Contract Extension
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Outfielder Darin Ruf agreed to a $6.25 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.
He will earn $3 million in salary both this season and next. The deal, which avoids arbitration, includes a $3.5 million club option for the 2024 season with a $250,000 buyout.
The 35-year-old Ruf batted .271 with 16 homers and 43 RBIs for the 107-win NL West champions last season.
Ruf is scheduled to make an annual donation to the Giants Community Fund — $15,000 in both 2022 and 2023 and $17,500 in 2024.
"Maybe from the outside," manager Gabe Kapler said when asked if he thought Ruf was underappreciated. "Not from the inside. His teammates and our coaching staff and our front office think he just rakes."
San Francisco also avoided arbitration by giving one-year contracts to catcher Curt Casali for $2.6 million, right-hander Dominic Leone for $2.25 million and outfielder Mike Yastrzemski for $3.7 million.