Clifford "Trey" Beamon (born February 11, 1974) is an American former
professional baseball
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player. He spent three seasons in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) as a
left fielder
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and
right fielder
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. Beamon bats from the left side, throws with his right hand, and was at one time listed as tall and weighing 210 pounds.
Career summary
After a prep career at
W. T. White High School in Dallas, the Pirates chose Beamon in the second round of the
1992 MLB draft, with the 61st overall selection. Beamon advanced quickly through the minors, and after he
batted .334 in 1995 as a 21-year-old with the
Calgary Cannons
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of the AAA
Pacific Coast League
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,
Baseball America
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honored him as the organization's top prospect.
Beamon struggled to establish himself on the MLB, however. He appeared in 24 games with the Pirates in 1996 before being traded, with
Angelo Encarnación to the
San Diego Padres
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, in exchange for
Mark Smith and Hal Garrett. He appeared in 43 games with the Padres the next year before being traded again; the Padres sent Beamon and
Tim Worrell to the
Detroit Tigers
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, receiving
Dan Miceli,
Donne Wall
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Wall was b ...
, and Ryan Balfe in return. Beamon appeared in 28 games with the Tigers in 1998, his final season in the major leagues. For his career, he compiled a .253 batting average, a .306
on-base percentage
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, and a .310
slugging percentage
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in 158
at bats
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.
Beamon continued his professional career in the minor leagues and in
independent leagues. He was a
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Baseball
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all-star with the
Allentown Ambassadors in 2000, leading that league in batting average (.381) and total hits (115). He was also a
United League Baseball
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All-Star in 2006,
his final season, as a member of the
Alexandria Aces.
In the off-season, Beamon resides in
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite is a suburban city located east of the city of Dallas, Texas, in the United States. Most of the city is located in Dallas County, though a small portion extends into Kaufman County. As of 2019 census estimates, the population was ...
.
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Allentown Ambassadors players
Alexandria Aces players
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Atlantic City Surf players
Augusta Pirates players
Baseball players from Dallas
Binghamton Mets players
Calgary Cannons players
Carolina Mudcats players
Charlotte Knights players
Detroit Tigers players
Elmira Pioneers players
Gary SouthShore RailCats players
Gulf Coast Pirates players
Joliet JackHammers players
Lakeland Tigers players
Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
Major League Baseball left fielders
Major League Baseball right fielders
New Jersey Jackals players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
San Antonio Missions players
San Diego Padres players
Sioux City Explorers players
Sioux Falls Canaries players
Toledo Mud Hens players
Welland Pirates players
W. T. White High School alumni