Adley Rutschman

Adley Rutschman
Rutschman at Camden Yards in 2019
Baltimore Orioles – No. 35
Catcher
Born: (1998-02-06) February 6, 1998 (age 26)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 21, 2022, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.261
Home runs52
Runs batted in201
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Adley Stan Rutschman (born February 6, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year in 2019.[1] 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.[2] Rutschman made his MLB debut in 2022 and is a two-time All-Star.

  1. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2019 baseball postseason honors". Pac-12.com. Pac-12 Conference. May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on September 17, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Orioles sign C Rutschman to record $8.1 million bonus". Reuters. June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2021.