The Seattle Mariners re-signed catcher
Brian O'Keefe to a minor-league deal this week. O'Keefe is likely to be invited to major-league spring training. He made his major-league debut for the Mariners in 2022 but only appeared in two games, going 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in his four plate appearances. The 29-year-old backstop slashed .253/.330/.449 with a .779 OPS, 13 home runs, 40 RBI, 42 runs scored and a stolen base in 352 plate appearances over 83 games for Triple-A Tacoma in 2022. O'Keefe will continue to provide organizational depth at the catching position in 2023 behind
Cal Raleigh and
Tom Murphy.