Quick Facts
Biography
Austin Steven Beck (born November 21, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Oakland Athletics organization.
Career
Beck attended North Davidson High School in Welcome, North Carolina. As a junior he hit .465 with five home runs and 30 runs batted in (RBI). In pre-game warm-ups prior to his teams first playoff game that year, he tore his ACL causing him to miss the remainder of the playoffs. Beck returned from the injury to start his senior year.
Beck had originally committed to the University of North Carolina to play college baseball. He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. The Oakland Athletics selected him with the sixth overall selection of the draft. The club signed him to a franchise-record $5,303,000 contract.