Matt Beaty

Matthew Thomas Beaty (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Belmont Bruins. The Dodgers selected Beaty in the 12th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2019.

Matt Beaty
Beaty with the Tulsa Drillers
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 45
First baseman / Left fielder
Born: (1993-04-28) April 28, 1993
Snellville, Georgia
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 2019, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.258
Home runs11
Runs batted in51
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

Beaty attended Dresden High School in Dresden, Tennessee. The Kansas City Royals selected him in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB draft,[1] but he did not sign. Beaty attended Belmont University and played college baseball for the Belmont Bruins.[2]

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Beaty in the 12th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft[2][3] and he signed with them and spent 2015 with both the Ogden Raptors and Great Lakes Loons, posting a combined .314 batting average with four home runs and 28 RBIs in 68 total games between both clubs. He spent 2016 with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, compiling a .297 batting average with 11 home runs and 88 RBIs in 124 games, and 2017 with the Tulsa Drillers where he slashed .326/.378/.505 with 15 home runs and 69 RBIs in 116 games, earning him league player of the year honors.[4] He also won the league batting title.[5] He was assigned to play in the Arizona Fall League and was chosen for the Fall Stars Game showcase.[6] Beaty played for the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in 2018,[7] batting .277 with one home run and 12 RBIs in 31 games.[8]

The Dodgers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[9] He began 2019 with Oklahoma City, and was promoted him to the major leagues on April 30.[10] He made his MLB debut that night against the San Francisco Giants, singling off of Ty Blach.[11] His first MLB homer was off of Kyle Hendricks of the Chicago Cubs on June 14.[12] He hit a walk-off homer against the Colorado Rockies on June 21.[13] He appeared in 99 games for the Dodgers in 2019, with 35 games each in the outfield and at first base and nine games at third base. He hit .265/.317/.458 with nine homers and 46 RBIs.[14]

In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Beaty played 13 games at first base for the Dodgers, in addition to two in left field and five as the designated hitter. He hit .220/.278/.360 in 50 at bats, with two homers and five RBIs.[14] He was optioned to the Dodgers alternate training site on September 11, and remained there for the rest of the regular season.[15] He did rejoin the Dodgers roster for the postseason, but only appeared in two games in the 2020 NLCS and did not record a hit in three at-bats.[14]

Scholarship

Matt Beaty announced in 2019 that he will have a scholarship for high school students from Weakley County, which he grew up in.

Personal life

Matt was born in Snellville, Georgia to David Beaty and Lynn Beaty. He has an older sister, Jennifer, and a younger brother Kyle Beaty.[16] Matt Beaty married his high school sweetheart, Jesica Parsley Beaty, in 2016. He asked her to marry him by presenting her with a custom-made bobblehead in the image of Beaty proposing to Parsley.[17]

References
  1. Editor (June 15, 2011). "Dresden baseball (Royal)ty is Beaty – NWTN Today". Nwtntoday.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "MLB Draft: Beaty ready for new experience with Dodgers". Jacksonsun.com. June 11, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. Lewis, Barry (July 10, 2017). "Hot-hitting Beaty powers Drillers past Midland | Tulsa Drillers". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  4. Lewis, Barry (January 1, 1970). "Drillers' Matt Beaty named Texas League player of the year | Sportsextralatest". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  5. Lewis, Barry (September 4, 2017). "Drillers' Matt Beaty wins batting title". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  6. Stephen, Eric (October 30, 2017). "Yusniel Diaz, Matt Beaty will represent Dodgers in AFL Fall Stars Game". SB Nation. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  7. "OKC Dodgers: Matt Beaty working way back to form". Newsok.com. May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  8. "Matt Beaty Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  9. Gurnick, Ken (November 20, 2018). "Prospect Ruiz among 5 added to 40-man roster". mlb.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  10. Gurnick, Ken (April 30, 2019). "Pollock placed on IL with elbow inflammation". mlb.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  11. "Dodgers vs Giants play by play 04-30-19". mlb.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. Gurnick, Ken (June 15, 2019). "Jansen 'on a mission' in 8th 20-save season". mlb.com. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  13. Gurnick, Ken (June 22, 2019). "LA makes Buehler (16 K's!) a walk-off winner". mlb.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  14. "Matt Beaty Stats". Baseball Reference.
  15. Cole, Howard (September 11, 2020). "Dodgers Activate Joc Pederson, Option Matt Beaty". SI.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. "Matt Beaty Bio family net worth". Infoseemedia. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  17. "Matt Beaty and Jesica Parsley's Wedding Website". www.theknot.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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