Randall Garrett Wynne (born March 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2023.

Randy Wynne
Wynne with the Louisville Bats in 2023
Cincinnati Reds
Pitcher
Born: (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 31)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 25, 2023, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average3.86
Strikeouts0
Teams

Career

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Wynne played college baseball for Grossmont College and Missouri Baptist University.[1] He was not selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.

Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers

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Wynne made his professional debut in 2016 with the Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers of the United Shore Professional Baseball League, an independent baseball league. In 17 games (10 starts), he logged a 5–4 record and 3.08 ERA with 55 strikeouts across 61+13 innings of work. The following year, Wynne made 16 appearances (15 starts) and registered an 8–4 record and 3.30 ERA with 90 strikeouts in 95+13 innings pitched.[2]

Evansville Otters

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On January 29, 2018, Wynne signed with the Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League.[3] In 23 games (19 starts) for Evansville, Wynne pitched to a 9–9 record and 3.55 ERA with 114 strikeouts across 134+13 innings of work. He made 7 starts for the team in 2019, going 5–2 with a 3.42 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 50.0 innings pitched.[4]

Cincinnati Reds

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On June 18, 2019, Wynne signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization. In his second game for the rookie–level Greeneville Reds, he recorded 17 strikeouts.[5] He made 16 appearances split between the rookie–level Arizona League Reds, rookie–level Greeneville, and Single–A Dayton Dragons, logging a combined 5–3 record and 3.34 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 67+13 innings of work.[6] Wynne did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

In 2021, Wynne spent the season with the Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts. In 25 games (14 starts), he worked to an 8–4 record and 4.94 ERA with 67 strikeouts and 1 save across 89+13 innings of work.[8] He was promoted to the Triple–A Louisville Bats, pitching in 26 games (22 starts) and posting a 6–11 record and 4.75 ERA with 85 strikeouts in 132+23 innings pitched.[9]

He returned to Triple–A Louisville to begin the 2023 season. On June 25, 2023, Wynne was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] Wynne lost his major league debut that same day, pitching 2+13 innings with three hits and one walk allowed in a loss against the Atlanta Braves.[11] On June 26, Wynne was designated for assignment by Cincinnati following the promotion of Jake Wong.[12] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Louisville Bats on June 28.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Otters sign infielder, outfielder and pitcher". Courierpress.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Randy Wynne - Frontier League - player". pointstreak.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 Transactions". frontierleague.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Randy Wynne minor league baseball statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Wolf, Jordan (August 20, 2019). "Cincinnati Reds' Randy Wynne whiffs 17 in second pro start". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Tripodi, Chris (August 26, 2019). "Cincinnati Reds' Randy Wynne whiffs the world, wins Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Randy Wynne Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Randy Wynne - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Mark Polishuk. "Reds Designate Silvino Bracho, Select Randy Wynne". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "Injury-plagued rotation has Reds in dire straits". MLB.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "Reds' Randy Wynne: DFA'd by Cincy". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Reds' Randy Wynne: Sent outright to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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