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Beer Signs with White Sox

Although Bradley did not produce any selections in the last week's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the list of the program's Braves in the Pros grew over the weekend as graduate reliever Allan Beer (Tulsa, OK/Jenks H.S.) signed a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox and is on his way to Camelback Ranch – Glendale in preparation for his club assignment.

Since the introduction of the MLB First-Year Player Draft in 1965, Beer becomes the 21st Bradley player to advance to affiliated professional baseball via free agency. The most-recent free agent signing directly from Bradley was RHP Jacob Booden (St.