Jackson Rutledge

Jackson Rutledge is a right-handed pitcher (RP) born April 1, 1999, in Fenton, Missouri. He attended Rockwood Summit High School and played at San Jacinto Junior College before being selected by Washington with the 17th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 MLB Draft, a key marker in his college career and draft year path. Rutledge’s MLB debut date is September 13, 2023. In that 2023 regular-season look, he made four starts, going 1–1 with a 6.75 ERA over 20.0 innings, with 12 strikeouts and a 1.50 WHIP. In 2025, he worked primarily out of the bullpen, logging 63 appearances and 73.1 innings. His Jackson Rutledge stats that season included a 5.768 ERA, 65 strikeouts, a 2.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio, 1.5136 WHIP, and 16 home runs allowed. His pitch tracking data showed an average pitch velocity of 90.9 mph, with a max of 98.3 mph, and a groundball-to-flyball ratio of 1.47. This Jackson Rutledge MLB profile highlights a power repertoire that, in 2026 regular-season action (one game), included a 95.5 mph max sinker and a 75% whiff rate on his splitter in that outing.