- T. J. Beam
Infobox MLB player
name=T.J. Beam
caption=T.J. Beam, pitching for theBattle Creek Yankees in 2003. (Photo by Joel Dinda)
position=Relief pitcher
team=Pittsburgh Pirates
number=48
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|8|28
birthplace=city-state|Scottsdale|Arizona
debutdate=June 17
debutyear=2006
debutteam=New York Yankees
statyear=September 4, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=3-1
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=5.47
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=28
teams=
*New York Yankees (by|2006)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2008-present) Theodore Lester "T.J." Beam (bornAugust 28 ,1980 in Scottsdale,Arizona ) is aMajor League baseball relief pitcher for thePittsburgh Pirates Beam made his major league debut for the
New York Yankees onJune 17 , mlby|2006, against theWashington Nationals atRFK Stadium in the bottom of the sixth inning. Beam pitched 1 and 1/3 of an inning giving up onehome run , three hits, and oneearned run . Beam's first careerat bat resulted in a check swingstrikeout by former Yankee relief pitcherMike Stanton .Beam won his first game on
June 20 , 2006, by pitching one-third of an inning, retiring the only batter he faced (Aaron Rowand ), against thePhiladelphia Phillies .Beam was offered a new contract by the Yankees, declined, and became a
free agent onDecember 12 , mlby|2007. OnDecember 14 , 2007, Beam signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. ThroughSeptember 4 , Beam had a 3.89 ERA in 22 games.External links
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