Life in the minor leagues isn’t for the faint of heart. The less-than-ideal travel and housing accommodations are only tolerated by those who either have a severe love of baseball or, more likely, have a dream of eventually getting called to The Show.
Catcher Chris Okey became one of the few minor leaguers to have that dream come true Friday when the Cincinnati Reds promoted him from their Triple-A affiliate in Louisville. And cameras were there to catch the moment he found out.
You can almost see the relief come over the 27-year-old Okey, who has bounced around the team’s minor league system for six years since being selected in the second round of the 2016 draft.
