Mariners Reinstate C Brian O’Keefe from Paternity List and Option him to Triple-A Tacoma

O’Keefe was placed on Paternity List Tuesday

SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today that catcher Brian O’Keefe was reinstated from the Paternity List and optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.

O’Keefe, 30, was placed on the Paternity List on Tuesday, Sept. 12. He appeared in 8 games with the Mariners after being selected from Triple-A Tacoma on August 16, batting .105 (2x19) with 2 doubles and 2 RBI. He also has appeared in 86 games with the Rainiers this season, batting .240 (80x333) with 59 runs, 24 doubles, 22 home runs, 65 RBI and 42 walks.

The backstop made his Major League debut with Seattle last season, going 1-for-2 with a walk on Oct. 1 vs. Oakland and appearing in 2 total games. The right-handed hitter has appeared in 739 career minor league games, batting .250 (674x2699) with 370 runs, 155 doubles, 5 triples, 115 homers, 413 RBI and 323 walks, getting on base at a .338 clip, slugging .439 with a .776 OPS.

O’Keefe was originally selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of St. Joseph’s University (PA). The Albany, New York native has spent time in the Cardinals (2014–19) and Mariners organization (2021-c).