Tyler Beede

Tyler Joseph Beede (/ˈbiːdiː/ BEE-dee;[1] born May 23, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

[7] As a freshman at Vanderbilt in 2012, Beede had a 1–5 win–loss record with a 4.52 earned run average (ERA) and 68 strikeouts in 71.2 innings.

[12][14][15] After the season, he was selected by USA Baseball to play for the United States collegiate national team during the summer.

[18][19] He made his professional debut with the Arizona Giants of the Rookie-level Arizona League in 2014, and after giving up three runs in 8+2⁄3 innings along with striking out 11, he was promoted to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Low–A Northwest League, where he finished the season with a 2.70 ERA and 7 strikeouts in 6+2⁄3 innings.

In 22 total games started between both teams, he pitched to a 5–10 record and 3.97 ERA in 124.2 innings along with a 1.26 WHIP.

[21] He was a California League mid-season All Star, and Baseball America ranked him the # 2 prospect of the Giants.

[22] In 2017, he played for the Sacramento River Cats of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League, where he posted a 6–7 record with a 4.79 ERA in 109 innings in 19 games started.

He started the game and pitched four innings, giving up two earned runs and three hits while striking out three and walking five while not receiving a decision in an eventual 5–4 win.

On February 26, 2021, Beede was placed on the 60-day injured list as he continued to recover from Tommy John surgery.

[30] In the 2021 regular season for the Giants, Beede pitched one inning in one game, giving up three earned runs.

[31] Beede made six appearances for San Francisco in 2022, working to a 4.66 ERA with four strikeouts in 9.2 innings pitched.

[37] On March 31, 2023, Beede made his NPB debut as the Opening Day starter against the Chunichi Dragons, with Tomoyuki Sugano sidelined with an injury and unable to start.

With the start, he became the first non-Japanese pitcher in his first year to serve as the Opening Day starter for Yomiuri.