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Dodgers News: Former World Champ Hosts Charity Event

It only takes a moment of time for Matt Beaty to give back to the community

Ryan Menzie

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Life is bigger than the game of baseball and that does't stop former Dodgers and Padres outfielder Matt Beaty from giving back to his community. Beaty and his wife, Jessica, hosted an annual golf charity event to help give back to the youth of Weakley County.

This year, the charity event raised over $10 thousand despite heavy snow thanks to the sponsors and golfers who came out to the event. It's safe to say no sort of weather is going to stop the charity event from doing what's most important. 

At 29 years old, Beaty has spend four seasons in the MLB and although his three seasons with the Dodgers was short lived, Beaty will be remembered among fans as being apart of the Dodgers World Series team who still tries to make an impact anyway he can.

In his short stint with the team, Beaty had a .262 batting average with 18 home runs, 91 RBI's and 79 runs scored in 240 career games with the Dodgers. The numbers don't pop out, but Beaty showed glimpses what he was capable of with the Dodgers. 

The plays in the outfield may be remembered among fans, but nothing will take away from the work he continues to do off the field. No play will be bigger and no moment can be sweeter than seeing the smile of the kids lives he continues to change on a yearly basis. 

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Ryan Menzie
RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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