Thomas Joseph Windle (born March 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets organization. Listed at and , he bats and throws left-handed. Windle attended Osseo Senior High School in Osseo, Minnesota. After his senior season, Windle was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 28th round of the 2010 MLB draft. He did not sign, and played college baseball at the University of Minnesota for the Gophers from 2011 to 2013. In three years, he appeared in 51 games with 20 starts and had a 2.26 earned run average (ERA). In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. Career Los Angeles Dodgers Windle was then drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 2013 MLB draft. He signed with the Dodgers and spent 2013 with the Class A Great Lakes Loons, where he was 5-1 with a 2.68 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). In 2014, he pitched for the Class A-Advanced Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, posting a 12-8 record, 4.26 ERA, and 1.37 ERA in 26 games (25 starts). Philadelphia Phillies On December 19, 2014, Windle and Zach Eflin were traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Jimmy Rollins. Philadelphia assigned him to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils and he spent the whole 2015 season there, compiling a 4-5 record and 4.35 ERA in 97.1 innings. He spent 2016 with both the Class A-Advanced Clearwater Threshers, where he went 0-1 with a 4.09 ERA in 14 relief appearances, and Reading, where he pitched to a 1-1 record and 5.68 ERA in 25 appearances out of the bullpen. Windle spent 2017 back with Reading where he compiled a 3-2 record, 4.24 ERA, and 1.14 WHIP in 36 games. He became a minor-league free agent on November 2, 2020. New York Mets On December 21, 2020, Windle signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.
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