Chris Okey, a Major League Baseball catcher who also goes by the name Christopher Campbell Okey, competes for the Cincinnati Reds. His birth date is December 29, 1994, making him 26 years old at the moment.
Okey attended Eustis High School in Florida for his high school career and played baseball for the club there. He also participated in baseball for the junior national team of America.
Okey enrolled at Clemson University in order to play baseball for the Clemson Tigers. He alternated between catching and designated hitter throughout his first season.
Okey hit.411 in his senior year, driving in 29 runs and hitting four home runs (RBIs). Okey was chosen by the San Diego Padres in the 31st round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Okey with the 43rd overall choice in the second round of the 2016 draft. After signing with the Reds and supposedly collecting a $2 million signing bonus, Okey made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Pioneer League’s Billings Mustangs.
After participating in nine games for Billings, he was transferred to the Class A Midwest League’s Dayton Dragons. Okey completed the 2016 season having played 51 games, batting.227, with six home runs and 22 RBIs.
Due to Tyler Stephenson’s injury, the Reds decided to bring up Okey to the major leagues on June 10, 2022. He made his major league debut the following day, falling to the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 as a defensive replacement for Aramis Garcia.