BIOGRAPHY
Chris Okey was born December 29, 1994, in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He is a catcher in the MLB.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Okey in the second round, with the 43rd overall selection, of the 2016 draft. Okey signed with the Reds, receiving a reported $2 million signing bonus, and made his professional debut with the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. After playing in nine games for Billings, he was promoted to the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League. Okey finished the 2016 season with a .227 batting average, six home runs and 22 RBIs in 51 games.
Okey spent the 2017 season with the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, posting a .185 batting average with three home runs, 28 RBIs, and a .514 OPS in 93 games. He began 2018 with Daytona before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Class AA Southern League. In 86 games between the two clubs, Okey slashed .199/.259/.315 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs. He split the 2019 with the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League and the Louisville Bats of the Class AAA International League, batting .209 with seven home runs and 28 RBIs over 58 games.
The Reds invited Okey to spring training as a non-roster player in 2020. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, Okey played for Louisville in 2021 and returned there in 2022.
The Reds promoted Okey to the major leagues on June 10, 2022, following an injury to regular catcher Tyler Stephenson. 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.
