When the Cincinnati Reds placed catcher Tyler Stephenson on the 10-day injured list with a broken right thumb, they selected the contract of catcher Chris Okey from Triple-A Louisville.
Last week, Okey hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in Louisville's 11-3 win. It was the seventh cycle in Bats history.
The Bats shared video Friday morning via Twitter of Okey, a second-round pick of the Reds in 2016, learning that he's joining the big-league Reds in St. Louis:
From the Reds via Twitter:
Wearing No. 72, Okey entered Friday's series opener against the Cardinals in the 8th inning as a defensive replacement, becoming the eighth Reds player to make his Major League Baseball debut this season as well as the 13th rookie to appear in a game and the 46th player overall.
Stephenson appeared earlier this week on "The Chris Rose Rotation," discussing a number of topics - including seeing the Bengals play with teammate Jonathan India in Super Bowl 56 in Los Angeles - with the Miami University graduate on the Jomboy Media show.
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