See Also Through thick and thin. ESPN reporter Laura Rutledge refused to sit Kevin Gausman Jersey by idly when fans would lob insults toward her husband Josh, who played six seasons in MLB from 2012-17. But not wanting to be conspicuous, she created a burner account on Twitter to addre s Joshs critics. When he was with the Angels, I made a fake Twitter Im admitting this, OK? I know this was wrong. Im not doing it ever since, Rutledge said . But this was a one-time thing, and the name was BillyHalo76 or something. And BillyHalo only tweeted positive things about Josh Rutledge, and then the occasional Mike Trout tweet, because I was like, shoot, someones gonna figure this out. So if anyone had said something negative about him, I would find them and then BillyHalo would be like, youre wrong, and back it up with stats. I dont think Josh knows this. If he watches this, hes gonna be really mad at me. Laura Rutledge during the Syracuse-Tenne see pregame show on Aug. 30, 2025. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Josh Rutledge with the Red Sox in 2017. Getty Images Explore More Josh Rutledge, a middle infielder, began his career with the Rockies, who traded him to the Angels after the 2014 season. He played with the Angels Triple-A affiliate until he was traded to the Red Sox ahead of the 2015 deadline and remained in Boston through the 2017 season. I really struggled with it, Laura said of criticism aimed at her husband. There were times when he played for the Red Sox they had him at third base, and he hadnt played third base since middle school. He barely played third base. And hes at the hot corner and theyre in Fenway, he has a couple of errors in a game and people are booing him and Im like, shut up!' Josh retired after a brief stint with the Giants organization in 2018. Laura and Josh Rutledge in 2019. Getty Images for ESPN Laura has been a rising star at ESPN, recently getting a promotion during the NFL season, working the sideline opposite Lisa Salters. Shes also the host of NFL Live during the week and SEC Nation on Saturdays. Josh and Laura, both 36, got married in 2013 and have two children. Brendon Little Jersey