New York Yankees Rutckyj was drafted by the
New York Yankees in the 16th round of the
2010 Major League Baseball draft out of
St. Joseph's Catholic High School in
Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Rutckyj spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons with the rookie-level
Gulf Coast League Yankees. He split the 2012 season with the Low Single-A
Staten Island Yankees and the Single-A
Charleston River Dogs, registering an 8-8 record and 3.91 ERA with 86 strikeouts in innings of work. He remained in Charleston for all of 2013, recording a 5.03 ERA and 10-9 record in 118 innings. Rutckyj split the 2014 season between Charleston and the High-A
Tampa Yankees, pitching to an accumulative 5-3 record and 3.81 ERA with 58 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2015, Rutckyj spent time with Tampa and the Double-A
Trenton Thunder, pitching to a 2.63 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 36 appearances. On December 10, 2015, Rutckyj was selected by the
Atlanta Braves in the
Rule 5 draft. On March 18, 2016, the Braves returned Rutckyj to the Yankees. Rutckyj only made 10 appearances in 2016, logging a 3.60 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 10 innings of work. Rutckyj began the 2017 season with Trenton, but after allowing one run in of an inning, he was released on May 1, 2017.
Winnipeg Goldeyes On June 27, 2017, Rutckyj signed with the
Winnipeg Goldeyes of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. In 22 games for Winnipeg, Rutckyj pitched to a 5.57 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched.
Ottawa Champions On January 31, 2018, Rutckyj was traded to the
Ottawa Champions of the
Can-Am League in exchange for a player to be named later. With Ottawa, Rutckyj registered a 5.64 ERA and 2-6 record with 65 strikeouts. He returned to Ottawa in 2019, appearing in 29 games and recording a 3.03 ERA with 53 strikeouts. He became a free agent following the season. On November 22, 2019, Rutckyj signed with the
Adelaide Giants of the
Australian Baseball League for the 2019/2020 season.
Québec Capitales On July 7, 2021, Rutckyj signed with the
Québec Capitales, playing as Équipe Québec for the 2021 season, of the
Frontier League. He would end up re-signing with the Capitales after the dissolution of Équipe Québec for the 2022 season.
Niigata Albirex On April 3, 2022, it was announced that Rutckyj had signed with the
Niigata Albirex of the
Baseball Challenge League.
Québec Capitales (second stint) On July 14, 2023, Rutckyj signed with the
Québec Capitales of the
Frontier League. In 20 relief outings for Québec, Rutckyj logged a 1.59 ERA with 27 strikeouts and one save across innings pitched.
Pericos de Puebla On April 22, 2024, Rutckyj signed with the
Pericos de Puebla of the
Mexican League. In one appearance for Puebla, he allowed one run in one inning pitched. Rutckyj was released by the club on April 26.
El Águila de Veracruz On May 20, 2024, Rutckyj signed with
El Águila de Veracruz of the
Mexican League. In 15 appearances for the team, he compiled a 1.42 ERA with 11 strikeouts across innings pitched. Rutckyj was released by Veracruz on December 2.
Tigres de Quintana Roo On May 16, 2025, Rutckyj signed with the
Saraperos de Saltillo of the
Mexican League. Rutckyj did not make an appearance for Saltillo before he was released by the team on June 16. On June 20, Rutckyj signed with the
Tigres de Quintana Roo. In eight appearances for Quintana Roo, he logged an 0-1 record and 3.38 ERA with six strikeouts across innings pitched. Rutckyj was released by the Tigres on July 11. ==International career==