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Jimmy Wynn, a Cincinnati native, passed away on March 26th. Jay Jaffe wrote about “The Toy Cannon” over at Fangraphs on Wednesday, and his article took me a little bit down the proverbial rabbit hole.
Born in Cincinnati, Jimmy Wynn went to Taft High School and graduated in 1960. He was the only Major League player ever from the school, and only one of three to ever play affiliated baseball. This was before the draft was instituted in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds tried to sign Wynn out of high school, but he opted to head off to college.