Austin Beck
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1998-11-21) November 21, 1998
Lexington, North Carolina
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Austin Steven Beck (born November 21, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.

Amateur career

Beck attended North Davidson High School in Welcome, North Carolina. As a junior he hit .465 with five home runs and 30 runs batted in (RBIs). In pre-game warm-ups prior to his team's first playoff game that year, he tore his ACL causing him to miss the remainder of the playoffs.[1] Beck returned from the injury to start his senior year.[2][3] Beck committed to the University of North Carolina to play college baseball.[4][5]

Professional career

Beck was considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] The Oakland Athletics selected him with the sixth overall selection of the draft.[8] The club signed him to a franchise-record $5.303 million contract.[9] After signing, Beck was assigned to the AZL Athletics, where he spent the whole season, posting a .211 batting average with two home runs and 28 RBIs in 41 games.[10]

Beck spent the 2018 season with the Beloit Snappers of the Class A Midwest League,[11] slashing .296/.335/.383 with two home runs and 60 RBIs in 123 games[12] and earning All-Star honors.[13] He spent 2019 with the Stockton Ports of the Class A-Advanced California League.[14] Over 85 games, he batted .251/.302/.411 with eight home runs and 49 RBIs.[15] He elected free agency on November 6. [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Austin Beck's Stock On The Rise As Torn ACL Heals - BaseballAmerica.com". 10 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Dispatch, Mike Duprez The. "Knights keep making teams pay for Beck's intentional passes".
  3. ↑ Journal, Kegan Lowe Winston-Salem. "Defending champs North Davidson has different look this season".
  4. ↑ Dispatch, Mike Duprez The. "North's Beck signs with Tar Heels".
  5. ↑ Dispatch, Jason Queen The. "Freshman outfielder is a lifelong Tar Heels fan".
  6. ↑ Dispatch, Mike Duprez The. "Attention keeps growing for Beck".
  7. ↑ "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
  8. ↑ Lee, Jane. "A's take prep OF Beck with No. 6 overall pick". Major League Baseball.
  9. ↑ Baer, Jack (June 20, 2017). "First-rounder Beck agrees to club-record deal". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Austin Beck Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Snappers' Beck plates four in three-hit game". MiLB.com.
  12. ↑ "Austin Beck Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Austin Beck, former North Davidson standout, named to single-A Midwest League All-Star team".
  14. ↑ "Beck to start season in Stockton".
  15. ↑ "Beck working for future improvement".
  16. ↑ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-11-06


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