Biography
Jordan Alexander Beck (born April 19, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers. Beck made his MLB debut in 2024.
Early life and amateur career
Beck grew up in Hazel Green, Alabama and attended Hazel Green High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He helped the Trojans to win the 2018 State championship in baseball and also helped the Trojans to the final four in basketball. As a senior, he batted .500 with 13 home runs, 16 doubles, 52 hits, and 52 RBIs and was named an ABCA/Rawlings High School All-American.
Beck was selected in the 14th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign with the team.
He opted to attend the University of Tennessee where he played baseball and batted .275 with five doubles, one home run, and nine RBIs through 10 games during his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a sophomore, he hit for a .271 average with 16 doubles, 15 home runs and 64 RBIs. After the 2021 season, Beck played collegiate summer baseball for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was named to the watchlist for the Golden Spikes Award entering his junior season.
In addition to his on-field play, Beck earned attention on June 6, 2022, when making an obscene gesture at Georgia Tech fans while running the bases on a game-tying double at the NCAA Knoxville Regional final.
Professional career
Minors
The Colorado Rockies selected Beck 38th overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team on July 28, 2022, and received a signing bonus of $2.2 million.
In 2023, Beck won the Northwest League Most Valuable Player Award with the High-A Spokane Indians. In 126 games for Spokane and the Double–A Hartford Yard Goats, he hit .271/.364/.503 with 25 home runs, 91 RBI, and 20 stolen bases.
Beck began the 2024 season with the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes. In 25 games, he hit .307/.405/.594 with 5 home runs, 28 RBI, and 5 stolen bases.
Majors
On April 30, 2024, Beck was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut later that day.
On May 15, against the San Diego Padres, the outfielder hit his first career home run.
When diving for a catch during the first inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 15, Beck suffered a left-hand fracture (fourth metacarpal). The injury placed him on the Injured List for almost three months.
On August 13, he returned to Rockies lineup. Prior to the injury, he slashed .190/.198/.317 (20 wRC+). When he returned, that number was .187/.282/.242 (40 wRC+), so his OBP improved at the expense of his SLG.
Beck finished the 2024 season slashing .188/.245/.276. He also hit three home runs.
He began the 2025 season in the starting lineup, but struggled in the early going and was sent down to Triple-A. Beck found his swing after being recalled to the Rockies in late April, belting five home runs in a three-game span. He is one of only six Rockies players to ever achieve the feat. Through April 27, Beck registered a 1.011 OPS.