An Opening Day For The Record Books

Baltimore Orioles’ Adley Rutschman watches the flight of his RBI single in the seventh inning of an opening day baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

BY Steven Vaughan, 750 The Game

He led the Beavers to a College World Series. He was the number one overall draft pick in the draft. He was the top prospect in all of baseball. Now Adley Rutschman has does something that hasn’t happened since 1900.

Adley Rutschman has been to the plate six times today, and he has reached base six times. He's 5 for 5 — a first-inning home run followed by four singles — with a walk and four RBIs. He is the first catcher with five hits on Opening Day since at least 1900, per @ESPNStatsInfo.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 30, 2023

According to Jeff Passan, Rutschman, is the first catcher with five hits on opening day since 1900. Rutschman also had a home run and four RBI in the Orioles 10-9 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

ADLEY RUTSCHMAN JUST HOMERED ON HIS FIRST OPENING DAY!!! pic.twitter.com/jsnKMuvW1e

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) March 30, 2023

Rutschman looks to build on a very successful rookie season where he helped the Orioles compete for a playoff bid and he was 12th in MVP voting despite only playing 113 games last season. He was second to Mariners rookie, Julio Rodriguez, in the AL rookie of the year last year.

It’s not surprising that Rutschman is so good, so fast for people out in the Northwest. He was the ultimate leader and player at Oregon State and it looks like the Orioles and their fans have the star player they have been looking for.