Gordon Blaine Beatty (born April 25, 1964) is an American former professional baseball

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(MLB).

Career

Minor league career

Beatty was a first-round pick by the

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in 1984 out of

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, but did not sign. He was later a ninth-round draft pick in 1986 by the

out of

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and did sign. He spent 12 seasons in the minors, compiling a record of 121–69 with a 3.26 Earned Run Average (ERA). During the 1987 season with the

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, Beatty went 11–1 with a 2.52 ERA in 13 starts. He completed four of his starts and allowed just 81 hits in 100 innings. In addition to having the highest winning percentage (.917) for the

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that year, Beatty was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Year. Beatty was traded to the

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in exchange for

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Major league career

Beatty spent parts of two seasons in the majors with the

. He made seven major league appearances with the Mets between 1989 and 1991 (he was injured in 1990). After returning to the minor leagues, he retired as a player after the 1997 season.

Minor league pitching coach

Beatty was a pitching coach in the

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system from 1998 to 2002 and the

system from 2003 to 2005. He joined the Baltimore Orioles organization in 2006. He spent the 2006 to 2008 seasons with the

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as their pitching instructor. He was the pitching coach for the 2009

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before returning to the Frederick Keys for the 2010 through 2012 seasons. Beatty moved up to become the pitching coach for the

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for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Blaine then returned to Delmarva for another stint as the Shorebirds pitching coach for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Blaine was named the pitching coach for the

for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Prior to the 2021 season, the

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hired Beatty to be pitching coach for the Triple-A

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. A year later, Beatty joined the Yard Goats, the Rockies' Double-A affiliate, also as pitching coach. Beatty speaks Spanish, which he uses to help his players from

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transition to life in the United States.

Personal life

Beatty's wife, Mia, gave birth to their first child, Blaine Jr., six days before Beatty's Major League debut. The Beattys

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their son while Beatty bounced around the minor leagues.

References

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