It may be safe to say Adley Rutschman is settling into the groove of being a professional baseball player. The highly-touted Baltimore Orioles prospect and top pick of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft made a bit of noise on Monday night as the Aberdeen Ironbirds took on the Vermont Lake Monsters, the short-season affiliate of the Oakland Athletics.
Leading the way in a 6-2 victory over Vermont, Aberdeen catcher Adley Rutschman went 5-5 at the plate, including his first home run as a member of the Ironbirds. It’s just the first of many home runs in the state of Maryland Baltimore Orioles fans hope to witness.