Yankees' Clayton Beeter begins rehab assignment, strikes out four in first outing
New York Yankees RHP Clayton Beeter began his rehab assignment Sunday with the Low-A Tampa Tarpons. Here's how he fared.
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Yankees RHP Clayton Beeter began his rehab assignment Sunday with the Low-A Tampa Tarpons and struck out all of his opposing batters.
He entered Sunday's game at the St. Lucie Mets in the fifth inning and struck out the side. He fanned Vincent Perozo to start the sixth inning and ended the day with 14 strikes on 20 pitches.
Beeter's fastball sat at 97 mph, according to the Daily News.
"Reports have been good with how he's throwing the ball," Yankees manager Aaron Boonesaid, via the Daily News, before Sunday's series finale at the Tampa Bay Rays. "Velocity's in a good spot. He could definitely be a guy that could play a big role for us this year."
New York placed Beeter, 26, on the 15-day IL in late March due to right shoulder impingement syndrome.
He made his MLB debut last March and logged three games with the Yankees in 2024, striking out five and walking one while allowing two runs on four hits over 3.2 IP.
Spending most of 2024 at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Beeter was 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in 36 IP over 10 games (seven starts).
New York landed Beeter -- the 2020 MLB Draft's No. 66 overall pick -- in the Aug. 2, 2022, trade that sent Joey Gallo to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
