Matthew Thomas Beaty (born April 28, 1993) is an American

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and

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who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the

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and San Diego Padres. He played college baseball for the Belmont Bruins. The Dodgers selected Beaty in the 12th round of the

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, and he made his MLB debut in 2019.

Amateur career

Beaty attended Dresden High School in

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. The

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selected him in the 48th round of the

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, but he did not sign. Beaty attended Belmont University and played

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for the Belmont Bruins.

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

The

selected Beaty in the 12th round of the

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and he signed with them and spent 2015 with both the Ogden Raptors and Great Lakes Loons, posting a combined .314 batting average with four

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s and 28

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(RBIs) in 68 total games between both clubs. He spent 2016 with the

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, compiling a .297 batting average with 11 home runs and 88 RBIs in 124 games, and 2017 with the

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where he slashed .326/.378/.505 with 15 home runs and 69 RBIs in 116 games, earning him league player of the year honors. He also won the league batting title. He was assigned to play in the Arizona Fall League and was chosen for the Fall Stars Game showcase. Beaty played for the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Class AAA

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in 2018, batting .277 with one home run and 12 RBIs in 31 games. The Dodgers added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He began 2019 with Oklahoma City, and was promoted him to the major leagues on April 30. He made his MLB debut that night against the

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, singling off of

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. His first MLB homer was off of

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of the

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on June 14. He hit a walk-off homer against the

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on June 21. He appeared in 99 games for the Dodgers in 2019, with 35 games each in the outfield and at first base and nine games at third base. He hit .265/.317/.458 with nine homers and 46 RBIs. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Beaty played 13 games at first base for the Dodgers, in addition to two in left field and five as the

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. He hit .220/.278/.360 in 50 at bats, with two homers and five RBIs. He was optioned to the Dodgers alternate training site on September 11, and remained there for the rest of the regular season. He did rejoin the Dodgers roster for the postseason, but only appeared in two games in the

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and did not record a hit in three at-bats. Beaty hit his first career grand slam off of Alec Bettinger of the

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on May 2, 2021. Beaty played in 120 games for the Dodgers in 2021, primarily as a pinch hitter, and had a .270 batting average with seven home runs and 40 RBIs. He appeared in nine games for the Dodgers in the playoffs, getting 11 at-bats and recording only one hit. He was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on March 23, 2022.

San Diego Padres

On March 28, 2022, Beaty was traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for River Ryan. Beaty batted 4-for-43 (.093). On September 10, Beaty was designated for assignment. He declined his assignment to Triple-A and became a free agent on September 14.

Personal life

Beaty was born to David Beaty and Lynn Beaty. He has an older sister, Jennifer, and a younger brother, Kyle. Beaty married his high school sweetheart, Jesica Parsley Beaty, in 2016. He asked her to marry him by presenting her with a custom-made bobblehead in the image of Beaty proposing to Parsley. Beaty and his wife began the Matt Beaty Fund for Weakley County student-athletes going to play at the next level, and the funds will also be used to help the sports programs in the county.

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