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.[1] Rutckyj spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons with the GCL 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 101.1 innings of work. He remained in Charleston for all of 2013, recording a 5.03 ERA and 10-9 record in 118.0 innings. He split the 2014 season between Charleston and the Advanced Single-A Tampa Yankees, pitching to an accumulative 5-3 record and 3.81 ERA with 58 strikeouts in 49.2 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.[2]
Rutckyj was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 2015 Rule 5 draft.[3] On March 18, 2016, the Braves returned Rutckyj to the Yankees.[4] Rutckyj only made 10 appearances in 2016, logging a 3.60 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 10.0 innings of work. Rutckyj began the 2017 season with Trenton, but after allowing 1 run in 0.2 innings pitched, he was released on May 1, 2017.[5]
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.[7] 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 July 7, 2021, Rutckyj signed with the Québec Capitales, playing as Équipe Québec for the 2021 season, of the Frontier League.[9] He would end up re-signing with the Capitales after the dissolution of Équipe Québec for the 2022 season.
On July 14, 2023, Rutckyj signed with the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League.[11] In 20 relief outings for Québec, Rutckyj logged a 1.59 ERA with 27 strikeouts and one save across 22+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Pericos de Puebla
On April 22, 2024, Rutckyj signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League.[12] In one appearance for Puebla, he allowed one run in one inning pitched. Rutckyj was released by the club on April 26.[13]