The MLB Draft League announced that the Milwaukee Brewers have purchased the contract of RHP Jon Beymer from the State College Spikes. Beymer is the third MLB Draft League player and the first Spikes player to have his contract purchased by a Major League club.
Beymer, 23, was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 0.79 WHIP in four relief appearances with the Spikes. He racked up nine strikeouts in 6.1 innings, allowing four hits and one walk. Beymer twice completed at least two innings, including in his July 24 Draft League debut, when he struck out five batters in 2.2 innings. He picked up his only Draft League victory July 29 and made his final appearance with the Spikes on Aug. 2, striking out two in a scoreless frame against Williamsport.
A native of Hopkinsville, Ky., Beymer was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 29th round of the 2019 Draft out of Wabash Valley (Ill.) College but opted not to sign. Instead, he spent the 2021-22 seasons at Campbell University in North Carolina, compiling a 6.92 ERA across 25 games, including nine starts. As a senior this past spring, he recorded a 6.30 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 50 innings, pitching in 18 games, four of them starts, for the Fighting Camels.
The Draft League had 47 players selected in the 2022 MLB Draft, improving upon the League’s 39 Draft picks during its inaugural ‘21 season, and more than 20 undrafted players have signed free-agent contracts. State College had 10 players selected in the 2022 Draft, with three more signing as undrafted free agents, making a total of 14 players who have now joined MLB organizations this summer.
This season is the Draft League’s first under the new amateur/professional hybrid format. After featuring exclusively Draft-eligible players during the first half (June 2-July 16), the Draft League transitioned to a professional model in the second half (July 22-Sept. 6), with undrafted, out-of-eligibility players signed to professional contracts comprising the six founding Draft League teams’ rosters.
Spikes fans can see more players look to join Beymer on the Road to the Show presented by HRI, Inc. as the future of baseball starts in Happy Valley. The Spikes are back in action on Thursday night with 12 home games remaining on the 2022 schedule.
Tickets for Thursday’s game and every game remaining in the second half of the Spikes’ biggest regular season home schedule in franchise history, including all three remaining *_FIREWORKS from the Field *_shows, are available now. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-1711 or by visiting the Spikes Ticket Office in person from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Fans can also buy and download single-game tickets, and view the full 2022 promotional schedule, at the only source for authentic Spikes tickets online by visiting StateCollegeSpikes.com/tickets.
More ticket packages, including Flex Books and an array of group and hospitality options for the 2022 season, are currently on sale by calling the Spikes at (814) 272-1711.
