Caleb Charles Gindl (born August 31, 1988) is an American

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who is a free agent. He has played in

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(MLB) for the

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Career

Gindl attended Pace High School in

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Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee selected Gindl in the fifth round of the

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. That year, he played for the Rookie league

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, where in 55 games, he hit .372 with 5 HR, 42 RBI and 22 doubles. He was a Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star, along with fellow Brewers

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and Roque Mercedes. He played the entire 2008 season with the Class A

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, where in 137 games, he hit .307 with 13 HR, 81 RBI, 38 doubles, 86 runs and 14 SB, and was again a Post-Season All-Star. After the season, he played for the

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, where he hit .281 with 3 HR and 18 RBI in 25 games. In 2009, he was promoted to the Class A-Advanced

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, where in 112 games, he hit .277 with 17 HR, 71 RBI and 18 SB, and he was a Mid and Post-Season All-Star. Gindl spent the entire 2010 season with the Double-A

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, where in 128 games, he hit .272 with 9 HR, 60 RBI and 33 doubles. After the season, he played for Surprise in the

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, where in 16 games, he hit .259 with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 11 runs, and he was named an AFL Rising Star, along with fellow Brewer

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. He received an invitation to major league spring training with the Brewers in 2011. Gindl played 2011 with Triple-A

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, where in 126 games, he hit .307 with 15 HR, 60 RBI, 84 runs and 63 walks. In 2012 with Nashville, Gindl hit .261 with 12 HR and 50 RBI in 127 games. Gindl began 2013 with Nashville, where he was hitting .274 with 8 HR and 38 RBI before being recalled. The Brewers promoted Gindl to the major leagues on June 15, replacing

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. He recorded his first major league hit, a pinch-hit single off

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of the Braves, on June 22. He was used off the bench and in left field, along with

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in his first stint up. On June 29, Gindl was optioned to make room for

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. He hit 5-20 with 1 RBI in his first stint. On July 11, Gindl was recalled, replacing the previous day's starter,

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. On July 21, Gindl hit his first career home run, a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 13th inning to seal a 1-0 win against the

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. He became the first Brewer in franchise history to record a walk off home run as their first home run. He was again used mostly off the bench, but he also got starts at left, along with Schafer and

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, and was occasionally used in right field in lieu of

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. In 57 games with Milwaukee, he hit .242 with 5 HR, 14 RBI, 17 runs and 20 walks. Gindl was designated for assignment by the Brewers on September 2, 2014.

Toronto Blue Jays

He signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on December 12. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.

Lancaster Barnstormers

On March 22, 2016, Gindl signed with the

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of the

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Chicago White Sox

On December 13, 2016, Gindl signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released in March 2017.

San Francisco Giants

On July 16, 2017, Gindl signed a minor league deal with the

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. He was released on September 6, 2017. On September 17, 2017, he resigned a minor league deal with the

He became a free agent after the 2018 season.

Second stint with Lancaster Barnstormers

On April 9, 2019, Gindl signed with the

of the

. He became a free agent following the season. On March 12, 2020, Gindl re-signed with the Barnstormers for the 2020 season as a

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. However, the season was canceled due to the

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and he became a free agent after the season. On April 28, 2021, Gindl re-signed with the Barnstormers for the 2021 season. On June 29, Gindl set a Barnstormers franchise record by homering in seven straight games, breaking a mark previously held by Ryan Harvey. He became a free agent following the season where he appeared in 115 games batting .291/.392/.578 with 34 home runs and 91 RBIs.

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