home runs, 31 hit by pitch, and 103 RBIs. On July 7, 2020, it was announced that Beer had tested positive for COVID-19. Beer began the 2021 season with the Reno Aces. On September 10, 2021, Beer was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. In his MLB debut that day, Beer homered against the Seattle Mariners' Diego Castillo, becoming the 129th player in MLB history to homer in his first major-league at-bat. On September 14, Beer suffered a dislocated left shoulder and was placed on the injured list three days later. In 2021 with AAA Reno he batted .287/.398/.511 with 73 runs (2nd in the AAA-West), 33 doubles (3rd), and 30 hit by pitch (leading the league) in 362 at bats. Beer hit a walk-off three-run homer to give the Diamondbacks a 4–2 Opening Day victory over the San Diego Padres on April 7, 2022, and he became the first rookie in Major League history to hit a walk-off home run while trailing on Opening Day, which was also coincidentally National Beer Day. Beer was optioned to the minors on May 15. Personal Beer was also a swimmer when he was younger and at 12 years old set national records in the 50-meter backstroke and 100-meter backstroke. He later quit swimming to focus on baseball after two high school seasons. He also played two seasons of high school football. References External links Clemson Tigers bio 1996 births Living people People from Maryville, Illinois Baseball players from Illinois Major League Baseball outfielders Arizona Diamondbacks players Clemson Tigers baseball players All-American college baseball players Tri-City ValleyCats players Quad Cities River Bandits players Buies Creek Astros players Fayetteville Woodpeckers players Corpus Christi Hooks players Jackson Generals (Southern League) players Salt River Rafters players Reno Aces players