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Drew Beam
Beam with Tennessee in 2023
Kansas City Royals
Pitcher
Born: (2003-02-14) February 14, 2003 (age 21) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Bats: RightThrows: Right
Career highlights and awards
College World Series champion (2024)

Drew Sanders Beam (born February 14, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization.

Amateur career

Beam grew up in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and attended Blackman High School, where he played football and baseball. He had a record of 8–1 and a 0.37 ERA as a sophomore. Beam committed to play college baseball at Tennessee shortly before the beginning of his junior year of high school. His junior season was canceled due to COVID-19. Beam missed his senior baseball season due to injury.

Beam was named to Tennessee's starting rotation entering his freshman season. He was named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Pitcher of the Week and Freshman of the Week after throwing a complete-game shutout against fifth-ranked Vanderbilt on April 3, 2022. Beam was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and second team All-Conference at the end of the season.

Professional career

The Kansas City Royals selected Beam in the third round, with the 76th overall pick of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. On July 21, 2024, Beam signed with the Royals on a $1.1 million contract.

Personal life

Beam is the son of Jason and Kelli Beam. Beam is a Christian.

References

1. Joyce, Cecil (July 31, 2019). "High school football: Tennessee baseball commit Drew Beam heating up". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
2. Hale Jr., Monte (July 15, 2019). "Vinson, Beam lead All-Rutherford County baseball team". Murfreesboro Post. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
3. Joyce, Cecil (July 27, 2019). "Blackman standout Drew Beam commits to Tennessee baseball". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
4. Ramey, Grant (April 4, 2022). "SEC names Drew Beam Freshman, Pitcher of the Week". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
5. Joyce, Cecil (February 22, 2021). "UT baseball: Blackman's Drew Beam to miss 2021 season after surgery". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
6. Wilson, Mike (March 7, 2022). "Chase Burns, Drew Beam excel for Tennessee baseball in Houston". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
7. Provost, Troy (April 3, 2022). "Drew Beam shuts down No. 5 Vanderbilt, caps stellar weekend for Vols' pitching staff". The Daily Times. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
8. "Beam named SEC Freshman of the Year". Murfreesboro Post. May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
9. "Fresh off MCWS title, Drew Beam drafted by Kansas City Royals". Associated Press. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
10. "Drew Beam makes it official with Royals, signs professional contract". on3.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
11. "#32 Drew Beam". Retrieved June 23, 2024.
12. Mercer, Kevin (June 20, 2024). "'Child of God' Drew Beam pitches for Tennessee & his sister at College World Series". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Tennessee Volunteers bio

• Living people
• Baseball players from Tennessee
• Baseball pitchers
• Tennessee Volunteers baseball players
• 2003 births
• Sportspeople from Murfreesboro, Tennessee