Tristan Beck

Tristan Robert Beck (born June 24, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal. The Atlanta Braves selected Beck in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB draft, and traded him to the Giants in 2019. He made his MLB debut in 2023.

High school Beck attended Corona High School in Corona, California, and was on the varsity baseball team for four years, was two-time team captain, three-time All-Conference, and four-time All-Academic. He played for the team as a pitcher and center fielder, and committed to attend Stanford University in order to play college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal. He pitched to a 7–1 win-loss record and a 0.65 earned run average (ERA) with 82 strikeouts and 18 walks in 65 innings pitched as a senior. He ended his high school career with a 19–4 record and a 1.23 ERA, throwing two no-hitters. He was First Team All State and All Section in 2015. The Milwaukee Brewers nevertheless selected him in the 34th round, and he did not sign. He played collegiate summer baseball for the PUF Capitalists of the California Collegiate League, and then enrolled at Stanford.

As a freshman in 2016, Beck started for the Cardinal on Opening Day, become the third freshman to do so after pitchers Mike Mussina and Cal Quantrill. Over 14 starts, he went 6–5 with a 2.48 ERA. Beck was named First Team All-Pac-12 Conference, a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, a Perfect Game/Rawlings First-Team Freshman All-American, a Baseball America First-Team Freshman All-American, and a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.

Beck suffered a stress fracture in his back in 2017, and missed the entire season. As he was a draft-eligible sophomore, the New York Yankees selected Beck in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB draft. Beck opted to return to Stanford for his junior year. In 2018, Beck went 8–4 with a 2.98 ERA over 15 starts. He was named All-Pac-12. Beck began 2019 with the Florida Fire Frogs, pitching to a 2–2 record with a 5.65 ERA over eight starts, and innings in which he struck out 39 batters, and then nine innings over two starts for the GCL Braves in which he gave up four earned runs and struck out 14 batters.

San Francisco Giants On July 31, 2019, the Braves traded Beck and Daniel Winkler to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for relief pitcher Mark Melancon. Beck was assigned to the San Jose Giants, and spent the remainder of the year there, going 3–2 with a 2.27 ERA over six starts, in innings striking out 37 batters. Beck did not play professionally in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beck began the 2021 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels of Double-A Northeast. Playing for Giants Black, San Jose, and Richmond he was 4–5 with a 6.27 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) in which he pitched innings and struck out 29 batters.

The Giants optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2023 season. On April 19, Beck was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Alex Wood was placed on the injured list. He made his major league debut on April 20, tossing innings of relief against the New York Mets. In 33 appearances for San Francisco, Beck logged a 3.92 ERA with 68 strikeouts and 2 saves across 85 innings pitched.

On March 2, 2024, it was announced that Beck would undergo surgery to remove an aneurysm from the upper part of his pitching arm. He was transferred to the 60–day injured list the following day. Beck was activated on September 1. In 7 appearances for San Francisco, he compiled a 1.69 ERA with 14 strikeouts over 16 innings of work.

Beck was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2025 season. He was recalled to the majors for the first time in 2025 on May 23, after Justin Verlander was placed on the 15-day injured list. Beck appeared in 31 games for San Francisco, including one start, finishing with a 4.61 ERA, two saves, and 41 strikouts across innings.

Beck was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2026 season.

International career Beck played for the Great Britain national baseball team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

Personal life Beck's mother and older sister graduated from Stanford University.