Rutgers baseball: Ryan Lasko signs with the Oakland A’s

Ryan Lasko officially signed with the Oakland A’s.

Former Rutgers baseball player Ryan Lasko officially signed with Oakland A’s on Sunday.

Lasko and Drew Conover were both taken in last week’s draft by Oakland.

Last season, Lasko hit .330 and had 11 home runs for Rutgers. From Jackson, N.J., Lasko was the star player of a Rutgers baseball rebuild that has seen the program become one of the top teams in the Big Ten over the last two years.

Over the course of his three-year career at Rutgers, Lasko hit .314. He had 52 extra-base hits and 38 home runs. He is also strong defensively in the outfield.

During his final two seasons at Rutgers, Lasko was selected first-team All-Big Ten. In 2021 as a freshman, he was an all-freshman selection by the conference.

He was a second round pick of Oakland. Jim Callis was the first to report that Lasko had signed his professional contract:

 

Last season, Rutgers went 33-23 and 14-10 in the Big Ten.

Conover was selected in the eleventh round of the draft.

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