Randy Wynne

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.

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

Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers
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 $61 1⁄3$ 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.

Evansville Otters
On January 29, 2018, Wynne signed with the Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League. 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.

Cincinnati Reds
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. 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. Wynne did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. 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.

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. 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. On June 26, Wynne was designated for assignment by Cincinnati following the promotion of Jake Wong. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Louisville Bats on June 28.