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Robert Austin Wynns (born December 10, 1990) is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Fresno State University. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the tenth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2018.

Austin Wynns
Wynns with the Baltimore Orioles
San Francisco Giants – No. 14
Catcher
Born: (1990-12-10) December 10, 1990 (age 31) San Diego, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 5, 2018, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.231
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	51
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2018–2019, 2021) San Francisco Giants (2022–present)

Amateur career

Wynns attended Poway High School in Poway, California. In 2009, as a senior, he hit .390 with five home runs and 37 RBIs.[1] That season he was named first team All-California Interscholastic Federation, and Player of the Year in the Palomar League.[2]

After graduating and going undrafted in the 2009 MLB draft, Wynns enrolled and played college baseball at Fresno State University. In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] As a senior in 2013, he batted .279/.362/.413 with three home runs and 24 RBIs in 53 games. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the tenth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional career

Baltimore Orioles

Wynns signed, and spent 2013 with the Class A- Aberdeen IronBirds,[4] posting a .235 batting average with 21 RBIs in 54 games.[5] On defense, he caught 37% of attempted base stealers.[6] He was a 2013 NYP Mid-Season All-Star. In 2014, he played for both the Class A Delmarva Shorebirds and the Class A+ Frederick Keys, batting a combined .251 with one home run and 37 RBIs in 90 total games between the two teams.[5]

In 2015, Wynns played for Frederick and the Class AA Bowie Baysox, batting .281/.349/.390 with three home runs and 31 RBIs in 78 games. Wynns spent 2016 with Bowie, Frederick, and the Class AAA Norfolk Tides, hitting .287/.336/.416 with six home runs and 34 RBIs in 80 games between the three clubs.[5] On defense, he caught 45.3% of attempted base stealers.[6]

After the 2016 season, Wynns played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas.[7][8] He played the 2017 season with Bowie, batting .281/.377/.419 with 10 home runs and 46 RBIs in 105 games.[9][10] On defense, he caught 38% of attempted base stealers.[5] The Orioles added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[11]

Wynns made his MLB debut on June 5, 2018.[12] In 2018 with Baltimore he batted .255/.287/.382 in 118 plate appearances, while with Norfolk he batted .230/.288/.345 in 163 plate appearances.[5] He spent the majority of the 2019 season at Norfolk and Bowie, where he batted .266/.355/.342 with three home runs and 29 RBIs in 250 plate appearances, appearing in only 28 games with 74 plate appearances for the Orioles.[5]

Wynns did not appear in any games for the Orioles during the 2020 season, spending the entirety at the Orioles’ alternate training site.[13] On December 7, 2020, Wynns was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.[14]

On May 31, 2021, Wynns was selected to Baltimore's active roster.[15] On June 12, Wynns hit his first career grand slam, off of Rich Hill of the Tampa Bay Rays. In 45 games and 139 plate appearances with Baltimore in 2021, Wynns batted .185/.232/.308 with four home runs and 14 RBIs.[5] In 59 plate appearances with the AAA Norfolk Tides, he hit .333/.448/.563 with three home runs and 9 RBIs.[5] Following the season, he elected free agency on October 25, 2021.[5]

Philadelphia Phillies

On October 26, 2021, Wynns signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[16] However, on March 19, 2022, he signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.[17]

In 2022 with the AAA Lehigh Valley IronPigs he batted .365/.504/.500 with 3 home runs and 20 RBIs in 134 plate appearances.[5]

San Francisco Giants

The Phillies traded Wynns to the San Francisco Giants for Michael Plassmeyer on June 8, 2022. Wynns replaced rookie catcher Joey Bart, who was sent down to the Giants' AAA club. He played his first game with the Giants on June 9, against the Colorado Rockies.[18]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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