Dillon Dingler
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| Dillon Dingler | |
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.jpg) Dingler with the Erie SeaWolves in 2021 | |
| Detroit Tigers – No. 13 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: September 17, 1998 Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 29, 2024, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics (through April 19, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .265 |
| Home runs | 19 |
| Runs batted in | 86 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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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, and won a Gold Glove Award in 2025.
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] He was teammates with fellow major leaguer Kyle Nicolas.[4] 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.[5] He earned Big Ten Conference All-Freshman honors.[6] In 2019, his sophomore year, he was named a team captain.[7] He missed 19 games during the season due to a broken hamate bone in his left hand.[8] 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.[9][10] As a junior in 2020, Dingler once again was named a team captain.[11] 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.[12]