 Doyle was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft out of Caverna High School in Horse Cave, Kentucky.He batted .259 with ten home runs and 132 runs batted in over five seasons in the Rangers' farm system when he was traded to the Yankees along with Greg Pryor in exchange for Sandy Alomar.After spending the season in triple A with the Syracuse Chiefs, Doyle split the season between the Yankees and Tacoma Yankees.