Clayton Beeter #18

Selected in the Competitive Balance B-Round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2020 MLB Draft out of Texas Tech... received a $1.2 million signing bonus, over the $1 million slot value for the No. 66 overall selection... Competitive Balance Round B pick was acquired as part of the Dodgers' February 2020 trade with the Minnesota Twins... became the sixth-highest Red Raider ever drafted and the third highest pitcher... wore No. 29 in college... had Tommy John surgery in December 2017 before his first season at Texas Tech and a follow-up arthroscopic elbow procedure seven months later before leading the Red Raiders' 2019 College World Series semifinalists with eight saves and dominating in four starts as a redshirt sophomore... was a Freshman All-American in 2019 after recording a team-high eight saves in 20 appearances, where he owned a 3.20 ERA and 39 strikeouts... was an Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection in 2020 when he had a 3.94 GPA as a Mechanical Engineering major... was a four-year letterwinner at Birdville High School in Colleyville, Texas where he played under head coach Vance Bonner... helped lead team to a District Championship in 2014 as well as two Bi-District Championships in 2015 and 2017... earned first-team All-District honors his senior season with an ERA of 0.81 and 106 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched... also had a batting average .417 with two home runs... Area Code tryout participant in 2016... ranked as the 125th best high school prospect in Texas by Perfect Game... born in Fort Worth, Texas to Mike and Lana Beeter... has a sister, Jaclyn... was named a 2021 MiLB.com Dodgers Organization All-Star... was ranked by MLB.com as the Dodgers' No. 15 prospect at the 2022 Trade Deadline in August... traded by the Dodgers to the New York Yankees for LF Joey Gallo at the Trade Deadline on Aug. 2, 2022.. was assigned to Double-A Somerset upon the trade.