Secaucus, N.J. • The Baltimore Orioles selected Oregon State switch-hitting catcher Adley Rutschman with the top pick in the Major League Baseball draft Monday night.
The announcement at MLB Network studios marked the second time the Orioles led off the draft — they took LSU pitcher Ben McDonald in 1989.
“It’s everything I’ve always dreamed of,” Rutschman said in an interview on MLB Network. “This is an unbelievable feeling and I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”
With the No. 2 choice, the Kansas City Royals grabbed Texas high school shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.