DURHAM, N.C. – This just in: Adley Rutschman is Baseball America's National Player of the Year.
The announcement headlines a morning that saw Rutschman and left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert named as All-Americans by the publication.
Rutschman is the first Oregon State player to earn the Baseball America National Player of the Year honor and the first from the Pac-12 since UCLA's Trevor Bauer in 2011. He is also just the fourth catcher all-time to be recognized, joining Florida's Mike Zunino (2012), Florida State's Buster Posey (2008) and Georgia Tech's Jason Varitek (1994).