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By The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter from Triple-A Rochester, activated left-handed pitcher PJ Poulin and optioned right-handed pitcher Zach Brzykcy to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday. Following the game on Sunday, Washington optioned right-handed pitcher Ryan Loutos to Triple-A Rochester. Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo made the announcements.
Beeter, 26, appeared in three games for Triple-A Rochester after joining the organization on July 26. He tossed scoreless relief in two of his three outings with the Red Wings and posted a .154 opponents’ average (2-for-13) with seven strikeouts and four walks in 4.0 innings of work. In his most recent outing on Aug. 1, Beeter struck out four batters in 2.0 innings of scoreless, no-hit relief.
Beeter, who was acquired from the New York Yankees in exchange for Amed Rosario on July 26, has struck out 46 batters in 27.2 innings across 24 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.
Washington’s No. 24 prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, 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.
Poulin, 29, was claimed off waivers from Detroit on Aug. 3. He went 7-1 with a 3.38 ERA (16 ER/42.2 IP), a pair of saves and 62 strikeouts in 35 games (three starts) for Triple-A Toledo this season. His 13.08 strikeouts per 9.0 innings rank fourth in all of Triple-A (min. 40.0 IP). In his final seven outings for the Mud Hens, he struck out 11, held opponents to a .120 average (3-for-25), and allowed just one run (1.17 ERA).
Originally an 11th-round pick in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Connecticut by Colorado and traded to Detroit for cash considerations in 2024, Poulin is 27-13 with a 3.44 ERA and 412 strikeouts in 339.2 innings in seven Minor League seasons.
