Austin Wynns Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 190 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/10/1990 (33)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- Fresno State
Austin Wynns Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Austin Wynns News
The Colorado Rockies have claimed catcher Austin Wynns off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, according to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. The Dodgers designated the 32-year-old for assignment on Sunday after appearing in six games and batting .154 with no home runs or stolen bases and adding two RBI across 14 plate appearances. Wynns gives the Rockies some more depth at the backstop position, as the club had just two catchers on their 40-man roster before the transaction. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect this to have any effect on fantasy baseball.
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Wynns will make his team debut Monday when he takes on the Mets and left-hander David Peterson. With Will Smith injured, the Dodgers signed Wynns on Sunday and he will make his debut just 24 hours later. The 32-year-old began his career with Baltimore but moved on to the Giants last season and even appeared in one game for them this season. Wynns is a career .230 hitter with 12 home runs, one stolen base, and a .609 OPS across 510 trips to the plate. Austin Barnes is likely to see the bulk of playing time as Smith sits on the 7-day injured list with a concussion but Wynns gets an opportunity to contribute out of the gate on Monday night.
The Baltimore Orioles optioned catcher Chance Sisco to Triple-A and purchased the contract of fellow catcher Austin Wynns. Sisco has had a dreadful year at the plate, slashing .154/.247/.185 over 23 games. He was serving as the team's backup catcher behind Pedro Severino, a role that Wynns will now assume. Wynns made his first start of the year on Monday against the Minnesota Twins and went 0-for-4.
