Clayton Beeter

Clayton Howard Beeter

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 220 lb.
• School Texas Tech University
• High School Birdville High School

• Born October 9, 1998 in Fort Worth, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Clayton Beeter was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in Competitive Balance Round B of the 2020 amateur draft out of Texas Tech University. He was the 66th overall selection, with the Dodgers using a pick acquired from the Minnesota Twins in the Kenta Maeda trade, but received a signing bonus of $1.2 million, significantly over slot value. His college career had been abruptly interrupted after just 4 starts that season by the COVID-19 pandemic after he had been solely a relief pitcher the year before, his first season back on the mound after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2017. He had logged a team-leading 8 saves in 2019, helping Texas Tech to reach to the 2019 College World Series.

He began his pro career in 2021 with the Great Lakes Loons of the High-A Central and also pitched for the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Central that year, combining to go 0-6, 3.44 in 28 games (27 starts). The lack of wins was a function of how he was used, as the Dodgers deliberately limited his innings after he had logged just 41 2/3 over his two years of college. Thus, while he took his turn as a starter every fifth day, he only totaled 52 1/3 innings, and never pitched deep enough in a game to be eligible for the win. He did strike out 78 batters over those innings. He was still named an organizational All-Star. This usage pattern continued in 2022 as he went 0-3, 5.75 in 18 games (16 starts) for Tulsa, with 88 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings. On August 2nd, he was traded to the New York Yankees in return for OF Joey Gallo and he pitched well in 7 starts for the Somerset Patriots of the Eastern League to finish the season, with no decisions but an ERA of 2.13 and just 16 hits allowed in 25 1/3 innings, with 41 strikeouts and 11 walks.

The Yankees finally let him rip in 2023, and he responded with an excellent season. He started off by going 6-2, 2.08 in 12 starts for Somerset, earning an opportunity to represent the American League at the 2023 Futures Game. He was then promoted to the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, where he went 3-5, 4.94 in another 15 games. Overall, he was 9-7, 3.62, with 105 hit allowed in 131 2/3 innings over 27 games, all but one of them starts, with a K/W ratio of 165/75. After the season, he was named a postseason All-Star in the Eastern League.

Related Sites

• Texas Tech bio