Adley Rutschman

Adley Stan Rutschman (born February 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers.[1][2] He was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year in 2019.[3] The Orioles selected Rutschman with the first overall selection in the 2019 MLB draft, and he signed for $8.1 million, at the time the highest MLB draft signing bonus ever.[4]

Adley Rutschman
Rutschman playing for the Norfolk Tides in 2021
Baltimore Orioles
Catcher
Born: (1998-02-06) February 6, 1998
Portland, Oregon
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Career highlights and awards

Amateur career

Rutschman attended Sherwood High School in Sherwood, Oregon, and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 40th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[5][6] He did not sign with the Mariners and attended Oregon State University, where he played college baseball for the Beavers.[7]

Rutschman played college football for the Beavers as a placekicker his freshman year.[8] In baseball, his freshman year, he played in 61 games, hitting .234/.322/.306 with two home runs and 33 runs batted in (RBI).[9] After the 2017 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[10] As a sophomore in 2018, he batted .408/.505/.628 with nine home runs and 83 RBIs and helped lead Oregon State to win the 2018 College World Series, their 3rd NCAA Division I Baseball National Championship,.[11][12] Rutschman had 17 hits, a College World Series record, and 13 RBIs in the series, for which he was named College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[13] In 2019, his junior season, he batted .411/.575/.751 with 17 home runs and 58 RBIs. That year, Rutschman was named the 2019 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.[14]

Professional career

Rutschman was selected by the Baltimore Orioles with the first overall selection in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[15] He signed for $8.1 million, the highest signing bonus at the time.[16] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Orioles, and, after five games, was promoted to the Aberdeen IronBirds.[17][18] After three weeks with the IronBirds, Rutschman was promoted to the Class A Delmarva Shorebirds of the South Atlantic League.[19] Over 37 games between the three clubs, he slashed .254/.351/.423 with four home runs and 26 RBIs.[20]

At the start of the 2021 season, Rutschman was assigned to the Double-A level Bowie Baysox.[21] In June 2021, Rutschman was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.[22] On August 9 2021, Rutschman was promoted to Triple-A Norfolk Tides, after slashing a .271/.392/.508, with 18 homeruns and 55 RBIs in 80 games with Bowie. He batted a .312/.405/.490 with 5 homeruns and 20 RBIs in 43 games with Norfolk.

Personal life

His grandfather, Ad Rutschman, was a football and baseball coach at Linfield College and is a member of the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame.[23]

References
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  3. "Pac-12 announces 2019 baseball postseason honors". www.pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. Reuters Staff (June 24, 2019). "Orioles sign C Rutschman to record $8.1 million bonus". Reuters. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. Vance, Miles. "Sherwood's Adley Rutschman finishes on top".
  6. "MLB Draft 2016: Sherwood's Adley Rutschman selected in 40th round by Seattle Mariners". oregonlive. June 11, 2016.
  7. Oregonian, Special to The (June 24, 2017). "OSU's Trevor Larnach rolls with his role, at DH or RF". oregonlive.
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  11. Eggers, Kerry. "Rutschman outstanding in his field".
  12. Krupke, Nick. "OSU catcher ready for College World Series with talent, family legacy".
  13. "Oregon State's Adley Rutschman wins 2018 College World Series Most Outstanding Player". ncaa.com. June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  14. "OSU Catcher Adley Rutschman wins Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year award". NBC Sports. May 30, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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  16. R.J. Anderson (June 24, 2019). "Orioles sign top 2019 MLB Draft pick Adley Rutschman to record-breaking $8.1 million bonus". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  17. Trezza, Joe (July 26, 2019). "Adley Rutschman nearing promotion". MLB.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  18. Ruiz, Nathan. "Orioles top prospect Adley Rutschman to make Aberdeen debut Saturday". baltimoresun.com.
  19. "Rutschman earns promotion to Delmarva". mlb.com. August 20, 2019.
  20. "Adley Rutschman in the top 5 headlines four Orioles in MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects | RSN". Nbcsports.com. January 25, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  21. "Baysox Break Camp Roster Announced". MiLB.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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