Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Joseph Odom was born January 9, 1992, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a catcher in the MLB.

The Atlanta Braves selected Odom in the 13th round of the 2013 MLB draft. After he signed with Atlanta, he played in Minor League Baseball at the Rookie-level, before receiving a promotion to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014. He spent the 2015 season with the Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League in 2015, and was invited by the Braves to spring training as a non-roster player in 2016.

The Mariners selected Odom from the Braves in the minor league portion of the 2017 Rule 5 draft. The Mariners promoted Odom to the MLB for the first time on July 28, 2020. He made his MLB debut that night. Odom was outrighted off of the 40-man roster on October 19, 2020.

On December 16, 2020, Odom signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization. On April 3, 2021, Odom was selected to the 40-man roster to take the roster spot of Ryan Sherriff, who had been placed on the restricted list. On April 9, Odom was designated for assignment after Hunter Strickland was added to the roster. In his time with Tampa, he registered two hitless at-bats. On April 12, Odom was outrighted to the alternate training site. On October 16, 2021, Odom elected free agency.