Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Randy Dobnak was born on January 17, 1995, in South Park Township, Pennsylvania. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

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.

Dobnak went undrafted out of college in 2017, and played for the Utica Unicorns of the United Shore Professional Baseball League. On August 1, 2017, Dobnak signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. 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. In 2019, Dobnak has played for the Fort Myers Miracle, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and Rochester Red Wings.

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.