Marlins send LHP Steven Okert to Twins for INF/OF Nick Gordon
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The Miami Marlins traded left-handed reliever Steven Okert to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday for utility player Nick Gordon.
Okert, 32, was 3-2 last season in Miami with a 4.45 ERA, 73 strikeouts and 24 walks in 58 2/3 innings in 64 relief appearances.
A fourth-round selection by San Francisco in the 2012 MLB Draft, Okert pitched for the Giants in 2016-18, and signed with the M