Chris Okey

Christopher Campbell Okey (born December 29, 1994) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

[2] The San Diego Padres selected Okey in the 31st round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign.

[4] In 2015, his sophomore year, Okey started at catcher in all of the Tigers' 61 games,[5][6] and had a .315 batting average and led the team with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs.

He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team, an All-American, and a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award.

[12] Okey spent the 2017 season with the Daytona Tortugas of the High-A Florida State League,[13] posting a .185 batting average with three home runs, 28 RBIs, and a .514 OPS in 93 games.

[18] The Reds promoted Okey to the major leagues on June 10, 2022, following an injury to regular catcher Tyler Stephenson.

[19] He made his major league debut that same day as a defensive substitute for Aramis Garcia in a 2–0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

[20][21] On June 13, Okey collected his first career hit, slapping a single up the middle off of Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly.

[29] On January 3, 2024, Okey signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers[30] and he was assigned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to start the season.