Evan Rutckyj
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| Born: January 31, 1992 Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Left | ||||||||||||||||||
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Evan P. Rutckyj (born January 31, 1992) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Career
Rutckyj was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 16th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of St. Joseph's Catholic High School in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Rutckyj was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.[2]
On March 18, 2016, the Atlanta Braves returned him to the New York Yankees.[3]
He was released on May 1, 2017.
On February 1, 2018, Rutckyj signed with the Ottawa Champions of the Can-Am League.[4] He became a free agent following the season.
International career
In 2015, Rutckyj was selected to play for the Canada national baseball team at the Pan American Games.[5][6]
On January 9, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier.[7] He later played for Team Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games.
On October 8, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[8]
References
- ^ Caton, Mary (May 7, 2013). "Windsor's Rutckyi refines pitching in Yankees' chain". Windsor Star. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ O'Brien, David (December 10, 2015). "Braves select lefty reliever from Yankees in Rule 5". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ O'Brien, David (March 18, 2016). "Braves Rule 5 pick Rutckyj goes back to Yankees". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Local sports roundup: Kelly Branton wins bronze medal at world powerlifting event". Windsor Star. June 17, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Elliott, Bob (June 18, 2015). "Andrew Albers leads Canada's Pan Am baseball roster". Toronto Sun. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Canada announces roster for Pan Am Games Qualifier". Baseball Canada. January 9, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball Canada reveals 2019 WBSC Premier12® roster". Baseball Canada. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Baseball people from Ontario
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Canada national baseball team players
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Charleston RiverDogs players
- Gulf Coast Yankees players
- Ottawa Champions players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in baseball
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario
- Staten Island Yankees players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Winnipeg Goldeyes players
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games