Steven Okert #45

Steven Chandler Okert (pronounced OH-kert)...X: @steven\_okert...Instagram: @steven\_okert...Pitched one season at the University of Oklahoma...Went 9-8 with a 3.07 ERA in 85.0 innings...Began his collegiate career at Grayson Community College in Denison, Texas...He and his wife, Danielle, have two huskies, Blue and Luna.

2023

Pitched in third season with Miami...Missed 19 games to begin the season with a left adductor strain before returning from 15-day injured list on April 21...In season debut on April 22 at Cleveland, pitched 1.0 inning, allowing zero runs with one walk...Made his first career start on July 16 at Baltimore, recording one out, allowing three runs on 18 pitches...Had a career-high 10.0-inning scoreless streak (12 games) from May 2-24 before allowing one run on May 27 at Los Angeles-AL...During stretch, held opponents to a .094 (3-for-32) batting average with three walks and 16 strikeouts...Struck out a career-high 73 batters (previous high: 63 - 2022)...Went 1-1 at loanDepot Park with a 5.53 ERA (17 ER, 27.2 IP in 31 games, compared to 2-1 with a 3.48 ERA (12 ER, 31.0 IP) in 33 road games...Held left-handed batters to a .241 (20-for-83) batting average with a .720 OPS while right-handed batters hit .222 (30-for-135) with a .747 OPS...Was one of four left-handed relievers on the Marlins with 70+ strikeouts (others, Andrew Nardi, A.J. Puk, Tanner Scott)...Marked first time in franchise history that two or more left-handed relievers finished with 70+ strikeouts in a season...Recorded at least one strikeout in 48 of 64 appearances...Had 18 multi-strikeout appearances...Recorded 12 holds in 62 relief appearances, ranked fourth in Marlins bullpen...Ranked in the 89th percentile in baseball in strikeout percentage (29.6%)...Ranked second on the Marlins staff in appearances (64), while also ranking eighth among all National League lefties in the same category...Made an appearance in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series vs. Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park, allowing one run on two hits in 1.0 inning.

2022

Made a career-high 60 appearances for Miami in 2022...His five wins, 2.98 ERA, and 1.169 WHIP all led the Marlins bullpen...Set career highs in innings pitched (51.1) and strikeouts (63)…Inherited 19 runners, the most among Marlins’ relievers, with only five inherited runners scored...Led Marlins bullpen with 19 holds and the lowest average against (.186), ranking 10th among NL relievers in BAA and seventh among lefty NL relievers in ERA (min. 40.0 IP)…Recorded at least one strikeout in 18 consecutive appearances (May 18 to June 22); tied for fourth-longest such streak by a reliever in 2022...Held right-handed hitters to a .152 (17-for-112) batting avg., allowing 18 walks and striking out 36. Lefties batted .239 (17-for-71) against with eight walks and 27 strikeouts...In his season debut April 9 at San Francisco, faced four batters and struck out all of them in order. 

2021

Went 3-1 with a 2.75 ERA for Miami in 2021. Worked 36.0 innings and struck out 40 batters. Allowed just 22 hits but walked 15... Joined the big league club on June 29, went 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in 15 games (20.0 IP) for the Jumbo Shrimp. Collected four saves in four opportunities... Made his season debut on April 11 at New York Mets. Pitched a scoreless 1.2 innings... Worked 9.0 consecutive scoreless innings from Aug. 9-Sept.10

2017

Was recalled from triple-A Sacramento to the big leagues on four different occasions and went 1-1 with a 5.67 ERA (17er, 27.0ip) in 44 relief appearances...His 11 holds ranked second on the club behind Hunter Strickland (21)...Earned his first career big league win on May 3 at Los Angeles-NL (1.2ip)...Went 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA (9er, 25.1ip) and six saves in 24 games with Sacramento.

2016

Made three stints with the Giants and posted a 3.21 ERA (5er, 14.0ip) over 16 outings. Made his Major League debut on April 19 vs. Arizona and tossed 2.0-scoreless innings, allowing one hit with two strikeouts. Struck out 14 batters in 14.0 innings of work for San Francisco, while holding opponents scoreless in 13 of his 16 appearances. Went 4-3 with a 3.80 ERA (20er, 47.1ip) and 60 Ks in 41 games for triple-A Sacramento.

2015

Spent all of the 2015 season pitching out of the Sacramento River Cats' bullpen, fashioning a 3.82 ERA witih 69 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched over 52 appearances...held left-handed batters to a .228 average against....Was added to the Giants' 40-man roster on November 20, 2015.

2014

Posted the best season of his professional career, being named an Organizational All-Star by MILB.com. Combined for 57 games with Class A Advanced San Jose and double-A Richmond, going 2-2 with a 2.11 ERA and 24 saves. His 24 saves led the entire Giants' organization, more than even Santiago Casilla and Sergio Romo. Began the year with San Jose and racked up 19 saves with a 1.53 ERA (6er, 35.1ip) and 54 strikeouts. Was named to the California League mid-season All-Star team and earned the save with a scoreless 9th inning. Was promoted to double-A Richmond on June 24 and went 1-0 with a 2.73 ERA (10er, 33.0ip) and five saves in 24 games. Posted a 0.75 ERA (1er, 12.0ip) with 17 Ks and a save in 10 games with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League. Was selected to the AFL All-Prospect Team and was named a Rising Star in the Arizona Fall League.