Keaton Winn

Keaton Eugene Winn (born February 20, 1998

At Pekin High School ('16) in Jefferson County, Iowa, Winn was a two-time All-State wide receiver/tight end in football. He was also a two-time all-conference first team basketball player (setting the school's all-time single-game rebound record, with 26 in 2014), and a 4 × 200 meters relay 2015 state champion in track.

Winn began playing varsity baseball for Pekin, whose baseball field used to be a corn field, when he was in eighth grade. In addition to playing second base, as a two-way player Winn pitched a 20-strikeout perfect game in 2015. In his junior year, he had a 6–2 win–loss pitching record with an 0.65 earned run average (ERA) in 53.2 innings, with 11 walks, 85 strikeouts, and an opponent's batting average of .067. As a batter in his junior year, Winn hit .372/430/.564 in 78 at bats and was 9-for-9 in stolen bases. At times Winn pitched with mid-90s velocity, and he displayed an above-average slider.

Professional career Winn was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 20th round of the 2017 MLB draft, but he decided to return to Iowa Western for one more season.

In 2018, pitching for the Low–A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Winn was 3–1 with a 4.81 ERA in 15 games (5 starts) during which he pitched 43 innings. In 2019, pitching for the Single–A Augusta GreenJackets, he was 7–7 with a 3.32 ERA (4th in the South Atlantic League) in 26 games (20 starts) in which he pitched innings and allowed only 26 walks (1.8 walks per 9 innings) with a 1.17 WHIP (6th).

In 2022, returning to pitching midway through the season after nearly three years away from the game, he played for the Single-A San Jose Giants, the High-A Eugene Emeralds, and the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. He had a combined 6–6 record with a 4.08 ERA in 27 games (25 starts) during which he pitched 108 innings and struck out 125 batters.

Winn was optioned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats to begin the 2023 season. In 12 games (9 starts) for the River Cats, Winn was 0–3 and registered a 4.35 ERA with 51 strikeouts in innings pitched (11.1 strikeouts per 9 innings), and a 50.9% ground ball rate. Giants manager Gabe Kapler said: "His split has a chance to be really evil."

On June 12, 2023, Winn was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Before his call-up and until one day prior to his major league debut, the 25-year-old Winn had never in his life been to a Major League Baseball stadium.

Winn made his MLB debut on June 13, against the St. Louis Cardinals, and in four innings gave up one run on one hit while walking three batters and striking out two. and was transferred to the 60–day injured list on July 24. On July 26, it was announced that Winn would undergo season–ending ulnar nerve transposition surgery.

Winn was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento to begin the 2025 season.