Austin Wynns Fantasy Stats

Catcher Austin Wynns (abdomen) and the Athletics are in agreement on Thursday on a one-year, $1.1 million deal that includes performance incentives, sources told Robert Murray of FanSided. Wynns suffered an abdominal injury in the second half of the season and landed on the injured list in August. He ended up playing in 40 big-league games in 2025 with the A's and Cincinnati Reds, slashing a solid .291/.321/.544 with a career-high six home runs, 21 RBI, and 13 runs scored in 110 plate appearances. The 34-year-old veteran will return to the Bay Area in 2026 as insurance behind starter Shea Langeliers. In his seven seasons in the big leagues, Wynns has done very little at the plate, hitting .239 (173-for-724) with 19 home runs and 84 RBI in 278 games played with six different teams. Wynns won't be on the fantasy radar anywhere.

The Athletics have transferred catcher Austin Wynns (abdomen) to the 60-day injured list, ending his season. Wynns went on the 10-day IL with an abdominal strain on Aug. 4, so the move to the 60-day IL makes him ineligible to return in 2025. The 34-year-old journeyman appeared in 40 games this season between the Reds and Athletics and hit a robust .291/.321/.544 with six homers, 21 RBI, and 13 runs scored over 110 plate appearances. Most of Wynns' production came with the Reds, who traded him to the Athletics for cash considerations on June 8. With Wynns now out of the mix for the A's, Willie MacIver has taken over as Shea Langeliers' backup.

Cincinnati Reds catcher Austin Wynns went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two RBI to help fuel his team's 5-2 win in Miami. In his last appearance before Wednesday's big game, Wynns went 6-for-7 with a homer and six RBI in the Reds' 24-run outburst on Sunday. The 34-year-old backup catcher has played 10 games for Cincinnati this season and has been surprisingly productive at the plate, going 13-for-26 (.500) with three homers and a .606 wOBA. He can be a streaming or DFS option when he's in the lineup while he's this hot, but he is still backing up Jose Trevino, and his career numbers indicate that this offensive outburst isn't likely to continue long-term.

Cincinnati Reds catcher Austin Wynns had the best day of his career on Sunday, smacking six hits and driving in six runs in a 24-2 demolition of the Baltimore Orioles. Wynns finished the day 6-for-7 with a homer, two runs scored, and six RBI. It was certainly a day to remember for the 34-year-old backup catcher, who is now up to a .455 AVG and 1.227 OPS on the season. Although it's a fun story, there isn't much here from a fantasy perspective, as Wynns only plays a few times a week and will certainly regress statistically. Still, not many can say they had a six-hit day in the majors, so Wynns will always have that.

The Cincinnati Reds announced on Wednesday that they selected the contract of catcher Austin Wynns from Triple-A Louisville. With Tyler Stephenson (oblique) opening the year on the 10-day injured list, Wynns will make the Opening Day roster as the backup to Jose Trevino behind the dish in Cincinnati. The 34-year-old veteran catcher will likely be ticketed back to Louisville once Stephenson is cleared to return, but it's uncertain when that might be. Wynns was originally drafted in the 10th round by the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 out of Fresno State University. The journeyman catcher has played for five different MLB teams and has a career slash line of .230/.277/.332 with a weak .609 OPS, 13 home runs and 63 RBI in six major-league seasons. Unless Trevino also gets hurt and misses time, Wynns can be ignored in most fantasy formats.

Cincinnati Reds catcher Austin Wynns (shoulder) has been throwing to the bases and is scheduled to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Sept. 17. Wynns was suffered a right teres major tear in his shoulder while trying to make a throw to third base against the Kansas City Royals on July 28. The 33-year-old is not eligible to come off the 60-day injured list until Sept. 27, which is just two days before the end of the 2024 regular season, so he's highly unlikely to appear in the big leagues for the rest of the year. Wynns, a former 10th-round pick by the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 out of Fresno State, has appeared in only seven games with the Reds in 2024 in his sixth year in the big leagues and has gone 7-for-19 (.368) with four doubles, two RBI and five strikeouts.

To make room on the 40-man roster for recent free-agent signing Frankie Montas, the Cincinnati Reds designated catcher Austin Wynns for assignment on Tuesday. Wynns signed a one-year, $950,000 with the Reds in December as catching depth. If the 33-year-old backstop clears waivers, he'll likely return to the Giants and try to earn a roster spot in spring training. Wynns spent the 2023 season with the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies and hit .208/.268/.277 with one home run and 10 RBI in 145 plate appearances in 51 games. Forty five of his games played came with the Rockies. In five big-league seasons, Wynns has a career .226 batting average with only 13 home runs, 61 RBI and 63 runs scored in 653 plate appearances.

The Cincinnati Reds signed free-agent catcher Austin Wynns to a one-year, $950,000 major-league deal on Thursday and designated outfielder T.J. Hopkins for assignment in a corresponding move. Wynns will head to Cincinnati to provide catching depth behind Tyler Stephenson and Luke Maile at the big-league level in 2024. The 33-year-old veteran bounced around the National League West in 2023 with the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies and played in 51 games, going 27-for-130 (.208) with a home run, six doubles, 10 RBI and 11 runs scored in 145 plate appearances. Wynns will come into next year with zero fantasy appeal while hitting .226 with 13 home runs and 61 RBI in 231 games in his five years in the major leagues.

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.