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High School: A 2008 graduate of Pacific Grove (Calif.) High School...earned four varsity letters in baseball and was team captain as a junior and senior...a 2008 Louisville Slugger All-American and Rawlings All-American selection...named league MVP, county MVP and all-state as a senior...four-time first-team all-league selection...holds school career records for RBI (137) and doubles (34)...in his four-year career, hit .410 with 34 home runs, 137 RBI, 34 doubles, 73 walks and 20 stolen bases...also went 22-9 with a 2.13 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 139 innings as a pitcher...helped lead team to first outright league title in 15 years in 2008...coached by his father, Gil...won AAU national championship in 2005 with NorCal Baseball...also lettered in basketball in high school, and was a two-time all-league selection. MLB Draft: Selected in the 47th round (1,401st pick overall) by the San Francisco Giants in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft. Personal: Exploratory major at ASU...parents are Gil and Deborah Ruiz of Pacific Grove, Calif...has one brother, Gabe...cited the baseball coaching staff, facilities and tradition as reasons he chose ASU...lists David Wright as his favorite pro athlete and the Boston Red Sox as his favorite professional sports team...says Mark Wahlberg as his favorite actor and "Boondock Saints" as his favorite movie...born March 29, 1990 in Pacific Grove, Calif...full name is Abraham Mathew Ruiz. |
 
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