Randy Dobnak


Randy Dobnak is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Listed at and, he throws and bats right-handed.

Career

Dobnak attended South Park High School in South Park Township, Pennsylvania. Dobnak attended Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia, where he played college baseball in NCAA Division II for the Battlers.

Utica Unicorns

Dobnak went undrafted out of college in 2017 and played for the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore Professional Baseball League. Dobnak had previously caught the attention of Utica manager Jim Essian when Dobnak played with Essian's son as a freshman and sophomore at Alderson Broaddus.

Minnesota Twins

On August 1, 2017, Dobnak signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins off the strength of YouTube videos of his outings - the Twins never scouted him in person. He played for the Elizabethton Twins and the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2017, combining to go 2–0 with a 2.43 ERA in 33 innings. He returned to Cedar Rapids for the 2018 season, going 10–5 with a 3.14 ERA in 129 innings. Dobnak began 2019 with the Class A-Advanced Fort Myers Miracle, then advanced to the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. With those three teams in 2019, he compiled an overall 12–4 record with 2.07 ERA in 24 games, while striking out 109 batters in 135 innings.
On August 8, 2019, the Twins selected Dobnak's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his debut on August 9, pitching four scoreless innings in relief. With the 2019 Twins, Dobnak was 2–1 with one save and a 1.59 ERA in nine appearances, while striking out 23 in innings. He was included on the Twins' postseason roster, and started game 2 of the ALDS against the Yankees.

Personal life

According to his LinkedIn profile, Dobnak has been driving for Uber and Lyft since October 2017 — and he's an excellent driver with a "4.99/5 Uber driver rating," his Twitter profile reads. "I have all five star except for one," Dobnak told MLB.com in August. "I have one four-star. I'm hoping it was a mistake. I don't remember doing anything bad."
Dobnak and Aerial Munson were married on September 28, 2019, in Maryland.