Matthew Thomas Beaty (born April 28, 1993) is an American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder who is a free agent.
[3] The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Beaty in the 12th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft[2][4] and he signed with them.
[9] Beaty played for the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in 2018,[10] batting .277.378/.406 with one home run and 12 RBIs in 31 games.
[13] He made his MLB debut that night against the San Francisco Giants, singling off of Ty Blach.
[17] 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 designated hitter.
[17] He was optioned to the Dodgers alternate training site on September 11, and remained there for the rest of the regular season.
[19] 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.
On January 10, 2023, Beaty signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
[26] Beaty appeared in only 4 games for San Francisco, spending the majority of his time with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.
[28] On June 12, 2023, Beaty once again signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
[29] After 3 games with the Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers, Beaty was selected to the major league roster on June 18.