BLAINE, Minn. – Raul Ruidiaz looks somewhat distracted by all the festivities around him as the first day of activities unfolds ahead of Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game presented by Target (8:30 pm ET | ...

Five games, six goals and three assists. The Audi MLS Cup Playoffs are when Raul Ruidiaz hits another gear. And because of that, his Seattle Sounders are headed to their third MLS Cup in four years.

RENTON, Wash. – The moment was too perfect. Raúl Ruidíaz paced the edge of Lumen Field’s southern penalty box cradling a soccer ball on his hip with approximately 30,000 fans chanting his name Monday.