He stopped playing football at the end of his sophomore year of high school, choosing to focus on baseball.
Vodnik spent the 2019 season with the Single–A Rome Braves and made 23 appearances with three starts, compiling a 1–3 record and three saves with a 2.94 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 67+1⁄3 innings pitched.
[2] In 2021, Vodnik was assigned to the Mississippi Braves of the Double-A South, where he made 11 starts and had a 5.35 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 33+2⁄3 innings pitched while missing time due to injury.
[citation needed] On July 24, 2023, Vodnik, alongside Tanner Gordon, was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Pierce Johnson.
[4] On September 8, Colorado selected Vodnik's contract to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time.