Saskatchewan baseball prospect Carter Beck has accepted an invitation to the 2026 MLB Draft Combine. The Carnduff, Sask. product is coming off his junior season at Indiana State University, in which he became just the second Sycamore player to earn the Joe Carter Player of the Year award as the Missouri Valley Conference’s best player. Beck, an outfielder, finished the season among the Missouri Valley leaders in batting average (.348), hits (82), RBIs (59), runs scored (62), doubles (17), home runs (16), on-base percentage (.446), slugging percentage (.637), and stolen bases (12). He also recorded a team-high 28 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI contests over the 2026 season and has reached base safely in 55 of the team’s 57 games played. Beck spent the 2024 and 2025 summers with the Western Canadian Baseball League’s (WCBL) Saskatoon Berries. In 94 games over two seasons with the Berries, Beck batted to a .379 avg., going 142/237 with 19 doubles, five triples, 20 home runs and 81 RBIs. He worked an on base percentage of .473 and slugged .616 with 32 stolen bases. Beck was a large contributor to Saskatoon’s stellar 2025 season, in which it set the WCBL single season record for wins with 46 in 55 games. He would add a 1st Team All-Star nod as well by finishing in the top five in avg. (.385), walks (37), OBP (.491), SLG (.651) and OPS (1.142). Before attending Indiana State, Beck played at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. If drafted, Beck would join an elite list of Saskatchewan ballplayers to be selected in the MLB amateur draft. According to Baseball Sask., just 24 players from the province have been drafted by MLB teams; a list which includes North Battleford’s Andrew Albers and Regina’s Dustin Molleken. Most recently, Biggar, Sask.-born Garrett Hawkins and Regina product Thomas Ireland were both picked in the 2021 MLB Draft by San Diego and Texas, respectively. The 2026 MLB Draft Combine from June 22-27 will feature many of the top high school and college prospects in the country and includes athletic testing, medical evaluations and interviews with major league clubs. Participants will have the opportunity to take part in medical and performance assessments, educational programming and a pro-style showcase workout, along with strength and conditioning and PDP performance evaluations. The event serves as a key step leading up to the 2026 MLB Draft, which is scheduled for July 11-13 during MLB All-Star Week in Philadelphia.
