Former Cincinnati Reds Catcher Agrees to New Deal With Athletics

Former Cincinnati Reds catcher Austin Wynns has agreed to a new deal to stay with the Athletics.

Wynns spent parts of the 2024 and 2025 seasons with the Reds before they ultimately traded him to the Athletics early last season.

The veteran catcher slashed .400/.442/.700 with 14 extra-base hits in 18 games with Cincinnati in 2025.

After being traded to the Athletics, Wynns played in just 22 games, slashing .222/.242/.444 with eight extra-base hits.

The catcher has also spent time with the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Wynns was drafted by the Orioles in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB Draft out of California State University. He made his MLB debut on June 5, 2018, and went 1-3 against the New York Mets.

The Reds had 20 minor leaguers elect free agency last week.

Cincinnati went 83-79 last season and made the postseason for the first time since 2020 and just the second time since 2013. They fell in two games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Wild Card Series.

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