Beck Way #44

Beck Way resides in Huntington Beach, Calif., and is an avid golfer...Graduated from Cumberland Valley HS (Penn.) in 2016...Attended Belmont Abbey College (N.C.) from 2017-18, where he made 18 appearances and earned two saves with a 3.98 ERA (9 ER in 20.1 IP) in 2018...Sat out the 2019 season, but did appear in 11 games (one start) for Cotuit in the Cape Cod League, going 2-2 with a 3.29 ERA (5 ER in 13.2 IP).

2024

Threw 2.0 scoreless innings across two Major League appearances in Spring Training after being invited to camp as a non-roster invitee for the first time...Spent all but one game of the 2024 season in Double-A Northwest Arkansas, serving primarily as their closer as he racked up 12 saves and a 3.88 ERA (25 ER in 58.0 IP) with 63 strikeouts, but also 40 walks...His 12 saves ranked third among Royals Minor Leaguers, trailing only Ben Sears and Evan Sisk, who each logged 15 saves for High-A Quad Cities and Triple-A Omaha, respectively...Began his season with six scoreless appearances (8.1 IP) and finished April with a 0.90 ERA (one ER in 10.0 IP) with 14 strikeouts...Followed a rough July (0-1, 7.45 ERA in seven games) with a strong August when he went 2-0 with two saves, a 2.45 ERA (3 ER in 11.0 IP) and 13 strikeouts in nine games...Was promoted to Triple-A Omaha for his final appearance on Sept. 19, and struck out two batters.

2023

Spent the 2023 season in Double-A Northwest Arkansas, but struggled to a 2-9 record with a 6.67 ERA (59 ER in 79.2 IP) and 80 strikeouts... As a starter, he went 0-9 with a 9.23 ERA (53 ER in 51.2 IP), more walks (51) than strikeouts (48) and a .306 opponents’ average (63-for-206)...as a reliever, he went 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA (6 ER in 28.0 IP), 32 strikeouts and just 12 walks, while opponents hit .153 (15-for-98)... He began the year in the starting rotation but was 0-5 through 12 starts with a 9.57 ERA (39 ER in 36.2 IP)... Made a relief appearance on June 23 and covered 3.2 innings, allowing just 1 run...made another start on June 30 at Wichita, but didn’t escape the first inning as he allowed four runs (3 ER) on five hits while recording just 2 outs... Pitched solely in relief from July 4-Aug. 23, and dominated to the tune of a 1.85 ERA (5 ER in 24.1 IP) and 27 strikeouts, with a .153 opponents’ batting average (13-for-85)... Returned to the rotation on Aug. 29 and over his final four appearances (all starts), he went 0-3 with a 6.91 ERA (11 ER in 14.1 IP) and a 13-15 BB-K ratio... Pitched in six games for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, striking out seven batters over 6.0 innings.