Randy Dobnak

Randy Travis William Dobnak was born in South Park, Pennsylvania. He attended Alderson Broaddus University and went undrafted out of college.

He continued pitching for the Utica Unicorns and the Minnesota Twins signed him to a minor league contract without ever meeting Dobnak. He pitched well for the Twins, rising through the ranks until he made his major league debut on August 9, 2019 against the Cleveland Guardians, going four innings and allowing no earned runs.

Dobnak was a critical part of the Twins' success down the stretch in 2019, pitching to a 1.59 ERA as the Twins rotation suffered multiple injuries and the suspension of Michael Pineda due to a positive PED test result.

Dobnak started game two of the American League Divisional Series against the New York Yankees, allowing four earned runs in two innings of work.

• Dobnak was known for his inauspicious start in Major League Baseball, working as an Uber driver to make ends meet. This led to the Yankees' Cameron Maybin taking a swipe at him in a now-deleted tweet, saying "I’d rate this series a 4.99/5."