{"id":390137,"date":"2026-07-29T04:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/390137\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:21:35","slug":"mill-valley-high-baseball-star-inks-3m-deal-with-houston-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/390137\/","title":{"rendered":"Mill Valley High baseball star inks $3M deal with Houston Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SHAWNEE, Kan. (KCTV) &#8211; Just two months ago, Beau Peterson was playing high school baseball for the Mill Valley Jaguars. But if you fast-forward to this past week, he signed a $3 million deal with the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHe first picked up the bat when he was just 18 months old and that was his dream,\u201d said Lori Peterson, Beau\u2019s mom. \u201cAbout 3, he would always tell us, \u2018I want to play in the pros someday. I want to be a professional baseball player.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A kid that grew up walking to the cage with his father is now a professional in the Houston Astros organization.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThat\u2019s what he wanted to do,\u201d said David Petesron, Beau\u2019s father. \u201cThere was no Option B. Option B was Option A.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Peterson was picked 133rd overall and commanded a signing bonus more than $2.5 million more than the slot value for his pick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cTo watch your kid\u2019s dream come true, that\u2019s the ultimate prize right there,\u201d David Peterson said. \u201cIt was emotional. Happy tears, man. It\u2019s a long, long, long journey to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Peterson was the <a href=\"https:\/\/playeroftheyear.gatorade.com\/winner\/Beau-Peterson\/41547\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/playeroftheyear.gatorade.com\/winner\/Beau-Peterson\/41547\">2026 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year<\/a> after a standout career at Mill Valley. As a senior, he hit .535 with a .650 OBP and a 1.536 OPS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI remember having a conversation with Beau and his folks when he came into Mill Valley his freshman year. I said, \u2018You\u2019re going to have a bullseye on your back for four years.\u2019 He was remarkable,\u201d said Mill Valley head baseball coach, Jeff Strickland.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The 2026 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year, Beau Peterson (left), signed with the Houston...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7ZMREYFZTRGC3CXISUQITBPAOM.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1306\" \/>The 2026 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year, Beau Peterson (left), signed with the Houston Astros after being selected in the 2026 MLB Draft.(Courtesy Peterson family)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Astros love Peterson\u2019s potential at the plate. Defensively, he played shortstop in high school but he projects as a third baseman in the pros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHis work ethic is one that I\u2019ve never seen. The dedication, the commitment, he\u2019s just always competing with himself and waiting to be better than he was the day before,\u201d Lori Peterson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Peterson\u2019s pro baseball journey has already begun. One day after signing, he reported to West Palm Beach, Florida, and began working with other Astros minor leaguers.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHAWNEE, Kan. 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