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 | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Wynne with the Louisville Bats in 2023 | |
| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 9, 1993 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 record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 3.86 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
| Teams | |
Career
editWynne 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
editWynne 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+1⁄3 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+1⁄3 innings pitched.[2]
Evansville Otters
editOn 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+1⁄3 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
editOn 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+1⁄3 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+1⁄3 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+2⁄3 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+1⁄3 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
edit- ^ "Otters sign infielder, outfielder and pitcher". Courierpress.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Randy Wynne - Frontier League - player". pointstreak.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Transactions". frontierleague.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Randy Wynne minor league baseball statistics on StatsCrew.com". statscrew.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Wolf, Jordan (August 20, 2019). "Cincinnati Reds' Randy Wynne whiffs 17 in second pro start". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Tripodi, Chris (August 26, 2019). "Cincinnati Reds' Randy Wynne whiffs the world, wins Pitcher of the Week". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Randy Wynne Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Randy Wynne - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ Mark Polishuk. "Reds Designate Silvino Bracho, Select Randy Wynne". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "Injury-plagued rotation has Reds in dire straits". MLB.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Reds' Randy Wynne: DFA'd by Cincy". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Reds' Randy Wynne: Sent outright to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)