He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, and Chicago Cubs.

[3] Rudy was also a collegiate baseball player and set the home run record for DePauw University in 1975 while playing third base.

Sogard was the first Sun Devil to be selected in the 2007 Major League draft, going in the second round, 81st overall, to the San Diego Padres.

[8] In 2009, playing for the San Antonio Missions in AA, Scout.com ranked Sogard as one of the top hitting prospects in the Padres organization.

[7] On January 16, 2010, Sogard was traded along with Kevin Kouzmanoff to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Scott Hairston and Aaron Cunningham.

[7] Sogard ended the 2010 season as one of Sacramento's more consistent players, earning a promotion to Oakland in September.

Sogard was put into the competition along with Scott Sizemore, who was returning after missing the entire 2012 season, Jemile Weeks, Adam Rosales, Andy Parrino, and Jed Lowrie.

Sogard finished a close second in the contest, voted on by fans, to be named the "Face of MLB" in February 2014.

[14] On December 15, 2016, Sogard signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that included an invitation to spring training.

[15] He finished the season playing in 94 games, establishing career highs in home runs (3), walks (45) and batting average (.273).

On December 21, 2018, Sogard signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays and was invited to spring training.

[16] He battled against Richard Ureña for the utility infielder spot on the opening day roster, but was ultimately sent to Triple-A affiliate Buffalo following the conclusion of spring training.

[22] Sogard hit his first career walk-off against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 29, 2020 with a two-run home run in the ninth inning, resulting in a 7–6 victory for the Brewers.

On March 3, 2021, Sogard signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.

[25] Although a position player, Sogard recorded 5 pitching appearances in 2021, including 3 in a 10 game losing streak.

[28] Sogard acquired citizenship in the Czech Republic in February 2022, making him eligible to play for the country's national team.