Twins Spotlight: Episode 41 (Tyler Beck)

[Seth Stohs]

Tyler Beck's route to professional baseball was rather circuitous, but after a solid 2021 season, he is certainly a late-bloomer to watch. Unfortunately, in the beginning of tonight's show, Beck provided some news that effects his offseason and 2022 season. We'll discuss that and much more with the right-hander on an all-new Twins Spotlight. 

Join us live today at 6:00 pm (central) and send us your questions on the Twins Daily social media platforms, Twitter, Facebook or YouTube pages. 

Tyler Beck grew up in South Bend, Indiana, where he attended St. Joseph’s High School. He earned four high school letters in baseball. He went to Purdue where he spent the season as a redshirt. He transferred to Pasco-Hernando State College in Florida. Over two years, he made 27 appearances (20 starts).

He transferred to Division II powerhouse University of Tampa and as a junior he pitched in just 11 1/3 innings over nine games. His senior season, he went 3-3 with nine saves over 24 games. In 54 innings, he walked 19 and struck out 71 batters. Tampa won the Division II national championship.

Following the college season, the Twins made him their 30th round draft pick in 2019. He actually made his pro debut with an inning for the Ft. Myers Miracle before rejoining the GCL Twins for nine games. He ended that season with eight games (and a 1.23 ERA) in Elizabethton. 

After the missed 2020 season, Beck started the 2021 season in High-A Cedar Rapids where he was given an opportunity to start. He went 2-2 with a 2.47 ERA. In 58 1/3 innings, he struck out 64 and walked just 16 batters. He was promoted to Double-A Wichita and pitched in five more games and had 27 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings. 

Join us as we go live at 6:00 pm central time. We will discuss his baseball background, talk about his pitch mix, and get to know him. You can also participate by sending your questions. We'll cover a ton of topics over about 20-25 minutes.

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Previous Episodes
Click here to see more previous episodes of Twins Spotlight.

Episode 36: Jose Miranda 
Episode 37: Kala'i Rosario 
Episode 38: Bailey Ober 
Episode 39: Simeon Woods Richardson 
Episode 40: Josh Winder 

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What a fantastic interview, Seth.  Really enjoy getting the opportunity to know these guys a bit, thanks.

Interesting story about his time at Purdue and after.  Certainly hasn't been nothing but success for this young man, but he seems to have handled it so very well.  Was shocked to learn that there is a real chance he will be back on the mound as early as June.  Wonderful the improvements they are making with today's TJ surgery.

Best of luck to Tyler.