Nationals acquire right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter and outfielder Browm Martinez from Yankees for Amed Rosario

The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter and outfielder Browm Martinez from the New York Yankees in exchange for infielder Amed Rosario on Saturday. Beeter has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo made the announcement.

Beeter, 26, struck out 39 batters in 23.2 innings across 21 Minor League outings this season, his first as a full-time reliever. He went 1-1 with two saves, a 3.80 ERA and a .212 opponents' batting average between Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Double-A Somerset and High-A Tampa. From May 23 through June 27, Beeter enjoyed his best stretch of the season, pitching to a 0.73 ERA (1 ER/12.1 IP) with 22 strikeouts and a .143 opponents’ average (6-for-42, 2B) in 11 outings with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

New York's No. 20 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com and its No. 23 prospect, per Baseball America, Beeter made two appearances out of the Yankees' bullpen across two Major League stints this season, going 0-1 with a 14.73 ERA. He made New York's Opening Day roster in 2024 and made his Major League debut on March 29 of that year at Houston. He posted scoreless relief in three appearances, pitching to a 4.91 ERA with five strikeouts and one walk.

Selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in Competitive Balance Round B of the 2020 First-Year Player Draft out of Texas Tech University, Beeter is 13-18 with a 3.67 ERA and 13.00 strikeouts per 9.0 innings and a .206 opponents' batting average in 113 Minor League outings. He represented the Yankees in the 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and finished that season ranked second in New York’s system with a career-high 165 strikeouts and a .216 opponent’s batting average in 131.2 innings. Beeter was acquired by the Yankees from the Dodgers in exchange for Joey Gallo on Aug. 2, 2022.

Martinez, 18, is in his second professional season after signing with the Yankees as an international free agent on January 15, 2024. He's hit .320 with eight doubles, three homers, 35 RBI, 21 walks, 34 stolen bases and 42 runs scored in 56 games for the DSL Yankees over the last two seasons.

A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Martinez is hitting .404 (23-for-57) with four doubles, three homers, 16 RBI, six walks, 13 stolen bases and 21 runs scored in 18 games this season. He's struck out just eight times in 69 plate appearances (11.6%).