Brandon Alan Beachy (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers.
He helped lead their team to lose Indiana's 2004–2005 class AA state championship game to the North Posey Vikings.
After the game, he was presented with the Indiana High School Athletic Association Mental Attitude Award.
[2][3] Beachy was not selected in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft following his junior year of college, but signed with the Atlanta Braves as an undrafted free agent on July 22, 2008.
[4] Beachy compiled a 4–3 record with one save and a 3.87 ERA in 762⁄3 innings of work spread over 35 appearances and three different teams in 2009.
In his time as a AA player, he struck out 100 batters while allowing 53 hits and 22 walks in 27 games (73.2 innings) while maintaining a 1.47 ERA.
[7] Beachy made his major league debut with the Braves as the starting pitcher against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 20, 2010, as a replacement for Jair Jurrjens who had injured his knee.
Beachy pitched for 41⁄3 innings, gave up three runs (one earned), and received his first major league loss.
[28] Beachy was invited to major league spring training and emerged as an early favorite to win the fifth starter job to start the season.
[29] However, he struggled with his command in spring training action[30] and was sidelined with elbow tendinitis that put him on the minor league disabled list to start the season.
[36] On August 5, 2019, Beachy signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
[38] Beachy throws four pitches: a relatively straight four-seam fastball in the 90–94 mph range, a slider (80–84), a changeup (78–82), and a curveball (71–75).