Steven Chandler Okert (born July 9, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Houston Astros organization.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Miami Marlins, and Minnesota Twins.
[2] In his lone season for the Oklahoma Sooners, he appeared in 30 games with five starts, going 9–8 with a 3.07 earned run average (ERA) and 78 strikeouts.
The San Francisco Giants selected Okert in the fourth round, with the 148th overall pick, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.
He pitched 2 scoreless innings, getting a batter to ground into a double play and recorded his first two major league strikeouts.
[9] Okert struck out in his first MLB at-bat, coming against left-handed relief pitcher Adam Liberatore of the Dodgers.
[10] On May 3, 2017, Okert recorded his first major league win, pitching 12⁄3 innings of scoreless relief in an extra-inning victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
[18] In 2023, Okert made 64 appearances for Miami and saw a slight regression in his numbers, posting a 4.45 ERA with 73 strikeouts across 58+2⁄3 innings of work.