Joseph Odom
| Joseph Odom | |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 64 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: January 9, 1992 Birmingham, Alabama | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 28, 2020, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics (through April 5, 2021) | |
| Batting average | .125 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| Teams | |
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Joseph Caleb Odom (born January 9, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Seattle Mariners.
Career
Odom attended Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. He played for the school's baseball team as a catcher, serving as a defensive replacement. He did not begin to start for Vestavia Hills until he lost weight in his junior year. He graduated from Vestavia Hills in 2010, and enrolled at Huntingdon College, where played college baseball for the Huntingdon Hawks. In 2013, he had a .369 batting average and led all of NCAA Division III with 14 home runs.[1]
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves selected Odom in the 13th round of the 2013 MLB draft.[2] After he signed with Atlanta, he played in Minor League Baseball at the Rookie-level, before receiving a promotion to the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014. He spent the 2015 season with the Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League in 2015, and was invited by the Braves to spring training as a non-roster player in 2016.[1]
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners selected Odom from the Braves in the minor league portion of the 2017 Rule 5 draft.[3] The Mariners promoted Odom to the MLB for the first time on July 28, 2020. He made his MLB debut that night.[4] Odom was outrighted off of the 40-man roster on October 19, 2020.[5]
Tampa Bay Rays
On December 16, 2020, Odom signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.[6] On April 3, 2021, Odom was selected to the 40-man roster to take the roster spot of Ryan Sherriff, who had been placed on the restricted list.[7]
References
- ^ a b Parmley, Kyle (February 23, 2016). "Odom has only hard work to thank". Vestavia Voice. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Huntingdon's Joseph Odom drafted by Atlanta Braves in 13th round". al. June 9, 2013.
- ^ "Mariners select Yankees minor league first baseman Mike Ford in Rule 5 draft". The Seattle Times. December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Mariners call-up catcher Joe Odom from the taxi squad and put him in the starting lineup". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/10/mariners-outright-four-players.html
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/minor-mlb-transactions-121620.html
- ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/rays-place-ryan-sherriff-on-restricted-list-select-joseph-odom.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Baseball players from Alabama
- Carolina Mudcats players
- Danville Braves players
- Gulf Coast Braves players
- Gwinnett Braves players
- Huntingdon Hawks athletes
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Mississippi Braves players
- Peoria Javelinas players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Sportspeople from Birmingham, Alabama
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Tampa Bay Rays players