{"id":44489,"date":"2025-04-27T07:59:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T07:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44489"},"modified":"2025-04-27T07:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T07:59:46","slug":"clayton-beeters-brutal-rehab-outing-made-it-clear-his-yankees-return-must-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44489","title":{"rendered":"Clayton Beeter&#8217;s brutal rehab outing made it clear his Yankees return must wait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"New York Yankees Spring Training\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_104,w_5325,h_2995\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/43\/01jsq5hjk7ah9hvt305g.jpg\" alt=\"New York Yankees Spring Training\" width=\"5325\" height=\"2995\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">New York Yankees Spring Training | New York Yankees\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Clayton Beeter&#8217;s New York Yankees future has seemed less than secure ever since the\u00a0injury bug struck in 2024. His stuff plays nicely out of the bullpen and, when healthy, he could be an ideal swing-and-miss hybrid for a &#8216;pen that is always looking for more middle-innings filth. Unfortunately, the &#8220;when healthy&#8221; caveat has only loomed larger since his shoulder started barking \u2014 with a nebulous diagnosis to boot \u2014 last summer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Beeter, at his best, could be a multi-inning eraser\u00a0in the style of Michael King, another starter-turned-reliever who managed to shine so brightly that he eventually turned back. Unfortunately, shoulder injuries are far more unpredictable than elbows. Some pitchers never return after their lengthy absences. Some do come back, technically, but still can&#8217;t regain their old form.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Beeter reported to spring training this season behind\u00a0with a\u00a0<em>new<\/em>\u00a0bit of shoulder trauma. He worked his way\u00a0back into being a late-season bullpen option\u00a0in 2024 (after we all feared he was down for the year), but didn&#8217;t have quite enough time to make the right impression, allowing a pair of runs to Baltimore before buzzsawing the Pirates in late September.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">After a slowplay set him off course to start the year, Beeter is finally back in the swing of things \u2014 though he&#8217;s missing the one key thing that makes the difference between great stuff and a great pitcher. His\u00a0first rehab appearance of the season on April 20 in Tampa\u00a0featured a blazing fastball and confounding breaking ball; he struck out four men in a perfect 1 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">He was then brought up to Double-A Somerset to continue on the path back to the bigs and, well &#8230; the velocity was still hitting right on April 23, but the command was entirely gone. He peaked at near 99 and sat just below 97 MPH, working in a cutter to enhance his pitch mix. Unfortunately, none of it went where it was supposed to, and he surrendered three walks and three runs, recording just one out.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1915448924954898652&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fyanksgoyard.com%2Fclayton-beeter-brutal-rehab-outing-made-it-clear-his-yankees-return-must-wait&amp;sessionId=888834816c555cdd508789909bc46b045ec77f47&amp;siteScreenName=YanksGoYardFS&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1915448924954898652\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Yankees reliever Clayton Beeter&#8217;s velocity returned, but his command did not in rehab outing with Double-A Somerset<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The swings and misses &#8230; great! 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