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Dillon Dingler
Detroit Tigers – No. 38
Catcher
Born: (1998-09-17) September 17, 1998 (age 26)
Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 29, 2024, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.167
Home runs1
Runs batted in11
Teams

Francis Dillon Dingler (born September 17, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Amateur career

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Dingler attended Jackson High School in Jackson Township, Ohio, where he played baseball, basketball, and football, leading Jackson to state championships in both basketball and baseball his senior year.[1][2][3] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Ohio State University where he played college baseball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

As a freshman at Ohio State in 2018, Dingler batted .244 with four home runs and 17 RBIs over 53 games.[4] He earned Big Ten Conference All-Freshman honors.[5] In 2019, his sophomore year, he was named a team captain.[6] He missed 19 games during the season due to a broken hamate bone in his left hand.[7] Over 49 games, he slashed .291/.392/.424 with three home runs and 19 RBIs, and was named to the All-Big Ten second team.[8][9] As a junior in 2019, Dingler once again was named a team captain.[10] He hit .340 with five home runs and 14 RBIs over 13 games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Professional career

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The Detroit Tigers selected Dingler in the second round, with the 38th overall pick, in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[12] He signed for $1.93 million.[13] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] To begin the 2021 season, he was assigned to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the High-A Central.[15] After slashing .287/.376/.549 with eight home runs and 24 RBI over 32 games, he was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Double-A Northeast on June 13.[16] In early August, he was placed on the injured list with a finger injury.[17] He returned to play in early September.[18] Over 50 games with Erie, Dingler batted .202/.264/.314 with four home runs and twenty RBI.[19] He returned to Erie for the 2022 season.[20] He was selected to represent the Tigers at the 2022 All-Star Futures Game.[21] Over 107 games with Erie, Dingler slashed .238/.333/.419 with 14 home runs, 58 RBI, and 22 doubles.[22] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Salt River Rafters after the season.[23]

On March 16, 2023, it was reported that Dingler would be out for four weeks after undergoing a meniscectomy procedure on his right knee.[24] After hitting .253 with 9 home runs and 41 RBI in 51 games for Double–A Erie, Dingler was promoted to the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens in August 15.[25] In 26 games for Toledo, he hit .202 with three home runs and nine RBI.

On November 14, 2023, the Tigers added Dingler to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Triple–A Toledo to begin the 2024 season.[26] On July 29, 2024, Dingler was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[27]

References

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  1. ^ Weir, Josh. "Jackson's Dillon Dingler and Kyle Nicolas are back for more". The Columbus Dispatch.
  2. ^ Weir, Josh. "Jackson's Dillon Dingler relishing sixth-man role with basketball team". The Repository.
  3. ^ Easterling, Chris. "After the Headlines: State titles push Jackson hoops, baseball to new levels". Ashland Times-Gazette.
  4. ^ Weir, Josh. "The adaptation of Ohio State's Dillon Dingler". The Repository.
  5. ^ "Six Buckeyes selected for All-Big Ten baseball teams". Bucknuts.
  6. ^ "Baseball: Dillon Dingler on pace to make Ohio State history". The Lantern. February 21, 2019.
  7. ^ OSU, Mark Znidar; Feature, O. S. U. (September 30, 2019). "Dingler Ready For Big Season After Surgery… — Press Pros Magazine".
  8. ^ "Dillon Dingler seeks consistency at the plate". Baseball Prospect Journal. February 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "Check out the 2019 All-Big Ten Baseball Team". May 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Matt Carpenter, Dillon Dingler named Ohio State baseball captains for 2020". www.msn.com.
  11. ^ Weir, Josh. "Jackson alums Dillon Dingler, Kyle Nicolas make most of shortened college baseball season". Record-Courier.
  12. ^ McCosky, Chris. "Tigers load up on polished position players — OSU catcher Dingler, LSU outfielder Cabrera". Detroit News.
  13. ^ Company, Tampa Publishing. "Rays sign Alika Williams, shortstop from Arizona State taken 37th in draft". Tampa Bay Times. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled".
  15. ^ "New faces, talent highlight 2021 Whitecaps". May 3, 2021.
  16. ^ "Detroit Tigers prospects Spencer Torkelson, Dillon Dingler promoted to Double-A Erie".
  17. ^ "Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Out at least two weeks". CBSSports.com. August 8, 2021.
  18. ^ "Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Returns from injured list". CBSSports.com. September 2, 2021.
  19. ^ Stavenhagen, Cody. "These are the Tigers' most important prospects at each position".
  20. ^ "SeaWolves Announce Initial 2022 Roster".
  21. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (July 7, 2022). "Here are the 2022 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  22. ^ "Dillon Dingler Stats, Fantasy & News".
  23. ^ "The Arizona Fall League rosters are here – and they're loaded". MLB.com.
  24. ^ "Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Undergoes surgery on right knee". cbssports.com. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  25. ^ "Tigers promote catching prospect to Toledo; infielder released". mlive.com. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  26. ^ "Tigers make 10 cuts as spring roster trimmed again". mlive.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  27. ^ "Tigers make flurry of transactions, including promotion of Dillon Dingler". mlive.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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