Education
Rutledge attended Cullman High School, where he was a four-year starter on the baseball team
Rutledge attended Cullman High School, where he was a four-year starter on the baseball team
He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies from 2012 through 2014. Then, after a short stint in the minor leagues, he made his MLB debut for the Rockies in 2012. In 2006, he had a batting average of.436 with five home runs and 33 runs batted in (RBIs).
Cullman was the runner-up in the Class 5A state championship.
Rutledge enrolled at the University of Alabama and played shortstop for the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team In 2008, as a freshman, he started 61 games and led the team in batting average (369), hits (99), runs scored (62), and stolen bases (16).
He became the second freshman to ever lead the team in hitting. From March 26 to May 10, he had a 28-game hitting streak, the third-longest in school history.
In 30 Securities and Exchange Commission games, he batted.406, and his 56 hits led the league.
The following season, Rutledge batted.305 with five home runs and 44 RBIs. He was named to the All-Securities and Exchange Commission first team Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies selected Rutledge in the third round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, and he signed with the team on June 25.
That season, he played 11 games for the Northwest League"s Tri-City Dust Devils, batting.128 with four RBIs.
The following season, he played for the Modesto Nuts of the California League. He batted.348 with 9 home runs and 71 Reserve Bank of India and was named the league"s player of the week twice.
Rutledge was then moved up to the Tulsa Drillers of the Class Associate of Arts Texas League in 2012. He hit.308 with 13 home runs and 35 Reserve Bank of India. Rutledge was called up to the major league Rockies in 2012 to play shortstop while Troy Tulowitzki was injured.
Rutledge made his MLB debut on July 13.
In his first 145 at bats, he batted.345 with 24 extra base hits. Towards the end of the season, he injured his quadriceps and batted.197 in September. He finished his first major league season with a.274 batting average, 8 home runs, and 37 Reserve Bank of India. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
On December 11, 2014, the Rockies traded Rutledge to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Jairo Díaz.
He underperformed during spring training while also losing a second base battle with various other players and was sent down to Triple-A. Rutledge spent the entire season in Triple-A, hitting.286 with 6 home runs and 34 Reserve Bank of India in 81 games.
Boston Red Sox
He was designated for assignment after the season.