Ex-Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Signs With New Baseball Organization

Ex-Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Signs With New Baseball Organization

In late July, the Philadelphia Phillies released pitcher Jackson Rutledge from their organization. MLB.com wrote (on July 23): “Lehigh Valley IronPigs released RHP Jackson Rutledge.” He never pitched with the Phillies this season, but did log 1.1 innings with the Washington Nationals. On Thursday, he inked a new deal with Nippon Professional Baseball, which is […] The post Ex-Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Signs With New Baseball Organization app…

Jackson Rutledge Signs With NPB’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Former first-round pick Jackson Rutledge is continuing his career in Japan. The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball announced this week that they’ve signed the former Nationals top prospect (hat tip to Yuri Karasawa of Yakyu Cosmopolitan). Washington selected the now-27-year-old Rutledge in the first round of the 2019 draft. He spent several years ranked among the Nats’ most promising farmhands but never found his stride in th…