A former Tigers has been named to USA Baseball. Chris Okey was named to the USA Professional team on Monday. Okey played in the Dodgers AAA team in Oklahoma City. 🚨 OUR PREMIER12 ROSTER IS HERE 🚨 đź“°: https://t.co/boxmZJRLDF pic.twitter.com/HMzjqVvipm — USA Baseball (@USABaseball) October 21, 2024
Former Tiger catcher Chris Okey (Mount Dora, Fla.) made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds as a defensive replacement at the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. Okey became the fifth former Tiger to play in an MLB game with the Reds and first since 2021 (Mike Freeman). Okey became the 67th former […]
A former Clemson standout is reportedly headed to the big leagues for the first time. The Cincinnati Reds will call up former Tiger catcher Chris Okey on Friday, with Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson set to go on the injured list, according to C. Trent Rosecrans, who covers the Reds for The Athletic. Okey owns a […]
A former Clemson standout made history on a memorable night at the ballpark Saturday. Former Tiger catcher Chris Okey, who is a member of the Louisville Bats — the Cincinnati Reds’ Triple-A Affiliate — hit for the cycle in the Bats’ 11-3 victory over the Gwinnett Stripers on Saturday night at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, […]
What’s trending on The Clemson Insider’s message board today? A number of topics, including Kelly Bryant gaining confidence, commitment Matthew Cooper on the direction of the baseball program and Chris Okey moving up in the minors already. Also, what should the next major facility at Clemson be, and how big should the new scoreboard in […]
Last week, six different Clemson baseball players were drafted in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. One of them—left-handed pitcher Pat Krall—has already announced his intention to return to school for the 2017 campaign. The other five are about to go into different situations that will offer varying levels of opportunity to rise through […]
Clemson All-American Chris Okey didn’t take long to sign with the Cincinnati Reds. More @Reds @MLBDraft: 2nd-rder Chris Okey signs for $2 mil (pick 43 value $1,497,500). Clemson C, best all-around C available. — Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) June 14, 2016 Okey’s bat and his fielding will be missed by the Tigers, but his leadership will […]
What’s trending on The Clemson Insider’s message board today? A number of topics, including Chris Okey being drafted No. 43 overall in the MLB Draft, what they are saying about Okey and the Dabo Swinney Football Camp and Clemson making the list of top schools for a four-star defensive tackle. What they are […]
Chris Okey was selected in the Major League Baseball draft with the 43rd pick by the Reds. Â Here is what they were saying about the Clemson star on Twitter after the selection. 2 (43): @Reds select Clemson C Chris Okey. https://t.co/FvIaP71rx5 #MLBDraft — MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) June 10, 2016 Congrats Chris Okey! Saw this […]
Clemson catcher Chris Okey was picked No. 43 in the second round of the MLB Player’s Draft by Cincinnati. Okey is the first Tiger to be drafted in the 2016 Draft and is expected to sign a professional contract and will forgo his senior year at Clemson. The All-American hit .339 with 15 home runs […]