The strongest part of the case is form.
For a wide forward arriving from Pumas, that is the kind of start that gets attention quickly. Mexico have long leaned on attackers playing in high-pressure environments, and MLS is becoming a more credible proving ground for players who can handle intensity, transition football and weekly scrutiny.
Ruvalcaba is not the only Red Bulls player with a national-team storyline.
That matters for the club as much as the players. A squad with several international-level options usually carries more tactical flexibility, more competition for places and more visibility outside the league.
The bigger picture is simple: New York Red Bulls increasingly look like a club where international relevance is not the exception. Ruvalcaba may still have work to do to turn preliminary recognition into a firm Mexico role, but his trajectory is moving in the right direction. If his scoring run continues, the next storyline to watch is whether early promise becomes a genuine World Cup push by the time the next national-team decisions arrive.