Darin Ruf Returns to Giants, Hjelle Optioned.

The San Francisco Giants have selected Darin Ruf to their roster, completing a strange boomerang trip to New York and back for Ruf over the past nine months. Ruf played very well for the Giants, particularly as a lefty-mashing righty, hitting 21 home runs in 412 plate appearances and walking at a 14.3% rate. The Giants signed him to a two-year, $6.25MM deal going into 2022. The Mets took on the remainder of Ruf’s deal and are still on the hook for it since he cleared waivers.