Wynns signed for $10,000,and spent 2013 with the Low-A Aberdeen IronBirds,[4] posting a .235 batting average with 21 RBI in 54 games.[5][6] On defense,he caught 37% of attempted base stealers.[7] He was a 2013 NYP Mid-Season All-Star.[8] In 2014,he played for both the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds and the High-A Frederick Keys,batting a combined .251 with one home run and 37 RBI in 90 total games between the two teams.[6]
In 2015,Wynns played for Frederick and the Double-A Bowie Baysox,batting .281/.349/.390 with three home runs and 31 RBI in 78 games. Wynns spent 2016 with Bowie,Frederick,and the Triple-A Norfolk Tides,hitting .287/.336/.416 with six home runs and 34 RBI in 80 games between the three affiliates.[6] On defense,he caught 45.3% of attempted base stealers.[7]
Wynns with the Bowie Baysox in 2017
After the 2016 season,Wynns played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas.[9][10] He played the 2017 season with Bowie,batting .281/.377/.419 with 10 home runs and 46 RBI in 105 games.[11][12] On defense,he caught 38% of attempted base stealers.[6] The Orioles added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[13]
Wynns made his MLB debut on June 5,2018.[14] 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.[6] He spent the majority of the 2019 season at Norfolk and Bowie,where he batted .266/.355/.342 with three home runs and 29 RBI in 250 plate appearances,appearing in only 28 games with 74 plate appearances for the Orioles.[6]
Wynns did not appear in any games for the Orioles during the 2020 season,spending the entirety at the Orioles’alternate training site.[15] On December 7,2020,Wynns was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A Norfolk.[16]
On May 31,2021,Wynns was selected to Baltimore's active roster.[17] 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 RBI.[6] In 59 plate appearances with the Triple–A Norfolk Tides,he hit .333/.448/.563 with three home runs and nine RBI.[6] Following the season,he elected free agency on October 25,2021.[6]
The Phillies traded Wynns to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Michael Plassmeyer on June 8,2022. Wynns replaced rookie catcher Joey Bart,who was sent down to the Giants' Triple-A club.[20] In 2022 with the Giants he batted .259/.313/.358 in 162 at–bats,with three home runs and 21 RBI while appearing in a career-high 65 games.[21] He played 57 games at catcher,five at DH,and two as a relief pitcher.[21]
On January 6,2023,Wynns was designated for assignment by San Francisco after the signing of Michael Conforto was made official.[22] On January 12,Wynns was sent outright to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.[23] On April 8,Wynns was selected to the major league roster following an injury to catcher Roberto Pérez.[24] He received two at-bats for San Francisco,striking out in both. On April 10,he was designated for assignment after Joey Bart was activated off of the injured list.[25] On April 14,he cleared waivers and elected free agency.[26]
Los Angeles Dodgers
On April 16,2023,Wynns signed a major league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[27] He appeared in five games for the Dodgers,with two hits in 11 at-bats before he was designated for assignment on April 30.[28]
Colorado Rockies
On May 4,2023,Wynns was claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies.[29] In 45 games for Colorado,he batted .214/.273/.282 with one home run and eight RBI. On October 13,Wynns was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes.[30] However,Wynns subsequently rejected the assignment and elected free agency.[31]
Cincinnati Reds
On December 14,2023,Wynns signed a one-year,major league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[32] However,he was designated for assignment on January 2,2024.[33] On January 4,Wynns cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Louisville Bats,also receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.[34][35] On June 21,the Reds selected Wynns' contract,adding him to their active roster.[36] He did not appear in a game for the Reds before he was designated for assignment on June 23.[37] Wynns cleared waivers and was outrighted to Louisville on June 25.[38] He had his contract selected once more on June 28,after Tyler Stephenson was placed on the paternity list.[39] Wynns made one appearance for the Reds,going 3–for–5 with one RBI. He was designated for assignment after Stephenson was activated on July 2.[40] Wynns cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Louisville on July 4.[41] However,the following day the Reds once more added him back to their major league roster.[42] In a July 28 game against the Tampa Bay Rays,Wynns suffered a shoulder injury,later specified as a right teres major tear upon his placement on the injured list the following day.[43] He was transferred to the 60–day injured list on August 23.[44] On November 1,Wynns was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Louisville,but rejected the assignment and elected free agency.[45]
On January 13,2025,Wynns re-signed with the Reds organization on a minor league contract.[46] On March 26,the Reds selected Wynns' contract after he made the team's Opening Day roster.[47] On April 20,Wynns became the fifth player in Cincinnati Reds history to record six hits in a game,collecting five singles and a three-run home run in a 24–2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.[48] In 18 appearances for Cincinnati,he batted .400/.442/.700 with three home runs and 11 RBI. Despite the production,Wynns was designated for assignment by the Reds on June 6.[49]
Athletics
On June 8,2025,Wynns was traded to the Athletics in exchange for cash considerations.[50] In 22 appearances for the Athletics,he batted .222/.242/.444 with three home runs and 10 RBI. On August 5,Wynns was placed on the injured list due to an abdominal strain.[51] He was transferred to the 60-day injured list on August 11,officially ending his season.[52]
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