Graduated from Kingwood (Tex.) High School in 2020...Earned District 22-6A MVP honors as a junior. Went 13-0 with a 0.67 ERA (76.1 IP) and 117 strikeouts on the mound and hit .417 with eight home runs and 46 RBI at the plate...Played only one game during his senior season in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic...Originally verbally committed to Stanford University, but then re-opened his recruitment in 2018 and signed his college letter of intent to attend the University of Arkansas...Was a summer ball and showcase teammate of Cardinals 2020 draft picks Jordan Walker and Tink Hence...As a sophomore in high school, was awarded MVP of the 2017 15U Pan-American tournament in Colombia. Hit .522 while recording a 1.80 ERA...Hobbies include playing video games...Signed by Cardinals scout Jabari Bennett...Is the youngest of five children...His older sister, Jazmyn Johnson, played college basketball at the University of Portland (Oregon) and the University of Texas Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas...Resides in Kingwood, Texas.
2023
Began the season in Memphis (AAA) as the youngest player in Triple-A baseball (age 21-020) and played in 105 games before being selected to the Major League roster on Aug. 18 and making his MLB debut...Entered the season ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 prospect (No. 48 overall in the Top 100), “Best Athlete,” “Fastest Baserunner” and “Best Infield Arm” in the Cardinals organization...Finished tied for third in the International League in triples (seven) and fourth in runs scored (99)...His 99 runs scored established a new Memphis (AAA) single-season record since affiliating with the Cardinals in 1998...Led Cardinals Minor Leaguers in runs scored and ranked among organizational leaders, hits (128, fifth), triples (second), home runs (18, fourth), batting average (.288, ninth), slugging percentage (,474, sixth) and OPS (.834, eighth)...Was 17-for-19 in stolen base attempts for an 89.5% stolen base success rate...Posted four double-digit hitting streaks, topping out at 16 games from May 23-June 9 (.320, 24-75)...Tallied 13 games with at least three knocks, including a pair of four-hit efforts...Recognized as the Cardinal Minor League Player of the Month for July. Slashed .359/.427/.750 (33-92) while leading all qualified Cardinals Minor Leaguers in hits (33), OPS (1.177), home runs (eight), RBI (26), runs scored (26), extra-base hits (18) and total bases (69)...Batted .333/.398/.634 (61-183) with a 1.032 OPS in his final 45 games after the All-Star break...Sported a .983 fielding percentage across 102 Triple-A games between shortstop (76 games) and second base (26 games)...At the time of his promotion, led Minor League baseball in runs scored and ranked among Triple-A leaders in hits (128, T-second), total bases (128, T-sixth) and triples (seven, T-second)...Had his contract selected on Aug. 18 and made his MLB debut that night at Busch Stadium against the Mets...Became the youngest Cardinal to make his MLB debut at starting shortstop since Garry Templeton (age 20-138) on Aug. 9, 1976 vs. Houston at Busch Stadium II...Winn also was the first Cardinal to make an MLB debut at starting shortstop since Aledmys Diaz (April 5, 2016 at Pittsburgh), but first to do so in front of the St. Louis home crowd in the last 47 seasons since Templeton (Aug. 9, 1976)...Became the fourth-youngest Cardinals shortstop with a hit in his MLB debut, reaching base with an infield single vs. the New York Mets (Aug. 18) off Joey Lucchesi. Unaware of the significance, Pete Alonso unknowingly tossed Winn's first hit ball into the stands, but it was later recovered...Became the 11th starting MLB shortstop age 21-150 or younger since 2000 to record a hit in his MLB debut and the fourth-youngest Cardinals starting shortstop to do so behind Garry Templeton (20-138) on Aug. 9, 1976, Creepy Crespi (20.210) on Sept. 14, 1938 and Tommy Thevenow (20.364) on Sept. 4, 1924...All three of his multi-hit games came at Busch Stadium. Hit. .224 (13-58) at home...Both home runs were hit on the road (Sept. 6 at Atlanta and Sept. 22 at San Diego)...Belted his first homer at Atlanta off Darius Vines, a 366-ft solo shot to left field...Became the fifth-youngest opposing player to go yard at Petco Park & the 16th-youngest overall in stadium history (2004-23)...The only Cardinal younger than Winn to homer in the city of San Diego was Garry Templeton (age 21-159), who went deep for St. Louis on Aug. 3, 1977 at San Diego Stadium...Recorded sacrifice flies in consecutive games (Sept. 26-27). Joined David Green (1982) as second Cardinal age 21 or younger and was third Cardinals rookie (since 1954) to do so in their MLB debut season with Dal Maxvill (1962) and Bill Virdon (1955)...Averaged 92.4 mph on 208 big league throws, third-fastest among MLB infielders to Casey Schmitt (92.5) and Elly De La Cruz (96.0). Maxed at 98.4 mph (sixth-fastest among MLB infielders)...In the time period (Aug. 18-end of season) following his MLB debut, Winn was ranked among MLB shortstop leaders in fielding pct. (.980, 7th), putouts (54, 6th), double plays (25, 3rd), and range factor/game (3.89, 5th)...After the season, was voted as the Top MLB prospect in the International League (AAA) by league managers. Previous recipients have included Gunnar Henderson (2022) and Bobby Witt Jr. (2021).
2022
Combined to hit .283/.364/.468 (134-for-474) with an .832 OPS across 119 games between Peoria (High-A) and Springfield (AA) in his transition to playing shortstop full-time...Led Cardinals minor leaguers in doubles (36) and triples (8), and ranked among organizational leaders in runs scored (91, 2nd), games played (119, T-5th), hits (134, 3rd), stolen bases (43, 2nd), walks (63, T-2nd), total bases (222, 4th) and sacrifice flies (8, T-2nd)...Was 43-for-48 in stolen base attempts for an 89.6% stolen base success rate...Enter the season rated as the No. 8 prospect in the Cardinals organization, and was listed as the “Best Athlete,” “Fastest Baserunner,” & “Best Infield Arm” in the Cardinals organization in the publications “Best Tools” survey...Began his year in Peoria, hitting .349/.404/.566 (45-129) with a .970 OPS, seven triples, and 11 doubles in 33 games while going 15-for-15 on stolen-base attempts...At 20 years old, opened the campaign as the sixth-youngest player in the Midwest League...Promoted to Springfield on 5/24 with pitchers Gordon Graceffo and Michael McGreevy...At the time of his promotion, Winn's seven triples co-led all of Minor League Baseball with Carson Williams, a Single-A Charleston RiverDogs shortstop in the Rays organization...Ended the season hitting .258/.349/.432 (89-345) with a .781 OPS, 11 home runs and 25 doubles in 86 games with Springfield...Swiped 28 bases in 33 attempts (7th in Texas League)...Led Texas League shortstops with .983 fielding pct...Finished the season as the second-youngest player in the Texas League to teammate Jordan Walker, who is two months younger...Batted 8th and started at shortstop for the National League in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Dodger Stadium, going 0-for-2...Unleashed a 100.5 mph throw from shortstop at the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, breaking the record for the hardest infield throw since Statcast began tracking in 2015...Is the only MLB/MiLB infielder to record a 100+ mph throw (2015-present), which also topped the previous Statcast record set by Pittsburgh's Oneil Cruz (97.8 mph) earlier in the week...In a vote of league managers in Baseball America's Best Tools survey following the season, was recognized as having the "Best Infield Arm" in the Midwest and Texas Leagues, and as the Midwest League's "Best Defensive Shortstop."...Played for Salt River in the prospect-laden Arizona Fall League and earned a selection to the Fall Stars Game.
