Jalen Beeks

Jalen Christopher Beeks (born July 10, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2018 for the Boston Red Sox.

Jalen Beeks
Beeks in 2013 with the Arkansas Razorbacks
Tampa Bay Rays – No. 68
Pitcher
Born: (1993-07-10) July 10, 1993
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 7, 2018, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through August 16, 2020)
Win–loss record12-5
Earned run average4.66
Strikeouts152
Teams

Career
Beeks pitching for the Razorbacks in 2013

Amateur

Beeks attended Prairie Grove High School in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, graduating in 2011. He enrolled at Crowder College, and transferred to the University of Arkansas, where he played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.[1] A reliable reliever during the 2013 season, Beeks allowed the game-tying and go-ahead runs on consecutive wild pitches during an intentional walk in the 7th inning against the Kansas State Wildcats in the Manhattan Regional. The Razorbacks were eliminated from the postseason following the 4–3 loss.[2] After the 2013 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[3] Beeks returned to Arkansas for the 2014 season as the opening day starter, starting 13 games with a 6–4 record and 1.98 earned run average (ERA).

Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox selected Beeks in the 12th round of the 2014 MLB draft.[4] He signed and made his debut that same year for the GCL Red Sox, pitching five scoreless innings. In 2015, he pitched for the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League, where he had a 9–7 win–loss record with a 4.32 earned run average (ERA) in 26 starts, and in 2016, he pitched both for the Salem Red Sox of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and Portland Sea Dogs of the Class AA Eastern League,[5] compiling a combined 9–8 record and 3.87 ERA in 26 starts.

In 2017, Beeks played for Portland and the Pawtucket Red Sox of the Class AAA International League.[6] The Red Sox named him their Minor League Pitcher of the Year[7] after he posted a combined 11–8 record, 3.29 ERA, and 1.21 WHIP in 26 games started between the two teams.[8] The Red Sox added Beeks to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[9] He began the 2018 season with Pawtucket.[10]

Beeks was promoted to Boston's active roster on June 7, 2018,[11] in order to make his MLB debut in a start against the Detroit Tigers.[12] Beeks gave up five first-inning runs and took the loss;[13] he was optioned back to Pawtucket the next day.[11] Beeks was recalled to Boston on July 10; he pitched ​2 1⁄3 innings that day, allowing four hits and three runs, and was then returned to Triple-A.[14]

Tampa Bay Rays

On July 25, 2018, Beeks was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.[15] With the Rays, Beeks made 12 appearances through the end of the season, compiling a 5–0 record with a 4.47 ERA and 37 strikeouts in ​44 1⁄3 innings.

Beeks began the 2019 season with Tampa Bay.[16] He was optioned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on June 28,[17] and was recalled on July 16.[18] He finished the season with a 6-3 record, 4.31 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 89 strikeouts over ​104 1⁄3 innings at the MLB level.[19]

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References
  1. "PressReader.com – Connecting People Through News". pressreader.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. "Beeks Dominant in Arkansas' Season Opener". Fort Smith, Arkansas: Southwest Times Record. February 15, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. "#31 Jalen Beeks - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. "A star is born? Maybe it’s Red Sox prospect Jalen Beeks". bostonglobe.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. "Another Razorback hopes to join the Red Sox – Portland Press Herald". Pressherald.com. August 24, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  6. "Jalen Beeks has built himself a future in the big leagues". Bostonglobe.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  7. "Red Sox prospect Jalen Beeks (Andrew Benintendi's college teammate) studied Jon Lester, Mariano Rivera YouTube videos last winter". masslive.com. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. "Jalen Beeks Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  9. Smith, Christopher (November 20, 2017). "Boston Red Sox 40-man roster: Jalen Beeks, Chandler Shepherd, Ty Buttrey added to roster, protected from Rule 5 Draft". masslive.com. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  10. Reimer, Alex (May 1, 2018). "Jalen Beeks is the Red Sox' most dominant pitching prospect, and he kind of came out of nowhere". WEEI. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  11. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. June 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  12. "Red Sox's Jalen Beeks: Will start Thursday for Red Sox". CBS Sports. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  13. "Tigers vs. Red Sox - Box Score". ESPN. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  14. "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. July 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  15. Mahoney, Andrew (July 25, 2018). "Red Sox acquire Nathan Eovaldi from Rays". Boston.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  16. Russell, Daniel (March 26, 2019). "Rays set 25 man roster for Opening Day". draysbay.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  17. "Rays Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. June 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  18. "Rays Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. July 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  19. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/beeksja02.shtml

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