Yankees Prospect Clayton Beeter Hurls Three Scoreless Innings

Beeter would extinguish another Marlins rally in the second inning. After Jon Berti flew out, Dane Myers reached on an infield single, stole second, and advanced to third on Trey Mancini's single to put runners at the corners with one out. But once again, Beeter buckled down by retiring Nick Fortes on a pop fly before getting Arraez (who led the majors with a .354 batting average in 2023) to ground out to second and end the inning.

The third inning was Beeter's best, as he pitched a clean one-two-three frame. He struck out both Anderson and Chisholm in the process (Anderson looking and Chisholm swinging) before finishing his night by retiring Gordon on a ground ball to second.

Beeter threw 47 pitches in the three innings, with 33 fastballs, 11 sliders, and three changeups; 30 of his 47 pitches were for strikes. Despite getting just four swings and misses (all of them on fastballs), he managed to strike out four batters (two looking and two swinging) thanks to timely execution with two strikes; none of the five batters who fell into two-strike counts were able to reach base. Beeter additionally allowed just one "hard-hit" ball, which only had a 97 mph exit velocity; his own velocity topped out at 96 mph. 

With a strong, yet resilient performance, Beeter provided a good audition for the major leagues and should definitely get another opportunity to start this spring before the regular season begins.