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Wynns

Wynns will be non-tendered after he clears waivers. The 33-year-old will battle for a backup backstop job with someone in 2025 after missing most of the 2024 season with a right teres major tear.

Wynns is now officially out for the season. This move was merely a bit of housekeeping by the Reds. Cincinnati needed to open a spot on the 40-man roster to select the contract of reliever Alan Busenitz and transferring Wynns to the 60-day injured list did just that.

That’s certainly going to sideline the 33-year-old backstop for more than 10 days and could very well cost him the remainder of the 2024 season. Eric Yang was promoted from Triple-A Louisville in a corresponding move on Monday to take his place on the active roster and provide some depth behind the plate.

With Luke Maile (back) heading to the injured list, Wynns gets another opportunity to serve as the Reds’ primary backup behind the dish. He has only appeared in one game at the big-league level this season, going 3-for-5 (.600) with three doubles and an RBI. If he continues to hit like that, it’s going to be hard to send him back down when Maile heals up.

Wynns passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment earlier this week and will remain with Cincinnati as emergency catching depth stashed at Triple-A Louisville.

Wynns will likely pass through waivers again after spending a couple days up with Cincinnati as extra catching depth with Tyler Stephenson away from the team on paternity leave.

The move comes just three days after he was outright to Triple-A. He’ll serve as the backup to Luke Maile for the next couple of days.

Wynns has accepted the assignment according to Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Wynns was designated for assignment and went unclaimed, and now is organizational depth at the Triple-A level.

Wynns was up for a couple days with Cincinnati as emergency catching depth with Tyler Stephenson not playing. The 33-year-old backstop will likely pass through waivers unclaimed and return to Triple-A Louisville as extra organizational depth.

Wynns was hitting .252 with four home runs and 17 RBI in 103 at-bats in Triple-A. The Reds are currently carrying three catchers with Wynns, Tyler Stephenson, and Luke Maile. Wynns will begin Friday’s game on the bench with Maile getting the start and batting ninth against the Red Sox.