Steven Okert

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28+2⁄3 innings. Okert played the 2013 season with the Augusta GreenJackets, recording a 2.97 ERA with 59 strikeouts in 60+2⁄3 innings. He started 2014 with the San Jose Giants. After recording a 1.53 ERA, 19 saves and 54 strikeouts in 35+1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. [5] [6] The Giants added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. [7]

Major leagues

Okert was called up to the San Francisco Giants on April 19, 2016. [8] Okert made his major league debut later that day against the Arizona Diamondbacks. 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. In 16 games, Okert pitched 14 innings, recording 14 strikeouts with a 3.21 ERA.

Okert started the 2017 season with Triple-A Sacramento, but was called up to the Giants in April. [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. [11] Okert made 44 relief appearances and pitched 27 innings for the Giants during the 2017 season.

In 10 appearances for the Giants in 2018, Okert logged a 1.23 ERA. Okert was designated for assignment by the Giants on March 23, 2019, [12] and outrighted on March 26. [13] He spent the year in Triple-A with the Sacramento River Cats, posting a 8–2 record and 5.31 ERA in 50 appearances with the team. On November 4, he elected free agency. [14]

Miami Marlins

On February 26, 2021, Okert signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization. [15] He was assigned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the year. In 15 appearances with Jacksonville, he logged a 2–0 record and 1.80 ERA. On June 29, Okert was selected to the active roster. [16] He made 34 relief appearances for the Marlins, recording a 2.75 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 36 innings. [17]

Okert made 60 appearances out of the bullpen in 2022, registering a 5–5 record and 2.98 ERA with 63 strikeouts across 51+1⁄3 innings pitched. [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. [19]

Minnesota Twins

On February 11, 2024, the Marlins traded Okert to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for Nick Gordon. [20] In 44 appearances for Minnesota, he compiled a 5.09 ERA with 33 strikeouts across 35+1⁄3 innings pitched. Okert was designated for assignment by the Twins on August 24. [21] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A St. Paul Saints on August 26. [22] Okert elected free agency on October 1. [23]

Houston Astros

On November 5, 2024, Okert signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros. [24]

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Steven Okert
Steven Okert on May 12 2017.jpg
Okert with the San Francisco Giants in 2017
Houston Astros – No. 48
Pitcher
Born: (1991-07-09) July 9, 1991 (age 33)
Riverside, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 19, 2016, for the San Francisco Giants