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Kyle Alexander Dowdy (born February 3, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers in 2019.
Amateur career
Dowdy graduated from Francis Parker School in San Diego, California, in 2011. Undrafted out of high school in the 2011 MLB draft, he enrolled at the University of Hawaii where he played college baseball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. In 2012, as a freshman, he appeared in 13 games, going 2–3 with a 3.06 earned run average (ERA).
Following his freshman year, Dowdy transferred to Orange Coast College. As a sophomore in 2013, he had a 6–3 record with a 2.38 ERA, striking out 62 batters in 75.2 innings. He transferred to the University of Houston following his sophomore season. He was forced to sit out the 2014 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery. In 2015, as a redshirt junior, Dowdy was 9–2 with a 2.45 ERA in 19 games, including 12 starts. After the 2015 season, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 12th round of the 2015 MLB draft.
Professional career
Dowdy made his professional debut in 2016 with the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps, with whom he was named a Midwest League All-Star. He finished the year 10–3 with a 2.84 ERA in 23 games (16 starts). He spent 2017 with the Class A-Advanced Lakeland Flying Tigers, where he was named to the Florida State League All-Star team, pitching to an 8–12 record with a 3.83 ERA in 25 games (22 starts). He began 2018 with the Double-A Erie SeaWolves and was later promoted to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.
On July 31, 2018, Dowdy and Leonys Martín were traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Willi Castro. He was assigned to the Double-A Akron RubberDucks, where he finished the year. In 30 games (20 starts) between Erie, Toledo, and Akron, he was 9–12 with a 5.15 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP.
The New York Mets selected Dowdy in the 2018 Rule 5 draft on December 13, 2018.
Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers claimed him from the Mets off of waivers on March 26, 2019, and shortly thereafter, added him to their 25-man roster. He made his major league debut on March 28, 2019, versus the Chicago Cubs, allowing three runs over two innings of relief.
On July 25, 2019, Dowdy was designated for assignment after going 2–1 with a 7.25 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 22 ⁄3 innings for Texas.
Cleveland Indians (second stint)
On July 28, 2019, Dowdy was returned to the Cleveland Indians. Dowdy went to Akron following his return and went 1–1 with a 2.48 ERA over 29 innings for them, before finishing the season by appearing in the International League playoffs for the Columbus Clippers.
