He is best known for his role as Cleveland Indians rookie catcher Rube Baker in Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors as well as his role as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour of Duty.
Bruskotter started acting in the mid-1980s, appearing in television shows like Mr. Belvedere and Amazing Stories.
Later that year he appeared as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour of Duty, which followed the trials and tribulations of an army platoon, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War.
[citation needed] In the season 2 episodes of Sports Night, "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks" and "The Reunion".
In 2011, he appeared as a suitor of Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) on Glee, football recruiter/talent scout Cooter Menkins.