Dillon Dingler
Francis Dillon Dingler (born September 17, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.
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Career
Dingler attended Jackson High School in Massillon, 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]
Dingler was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the second round with the 38th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[12] He signed for $1.93 million.[13]
References
- Weir, Josh. "Jackson's Dillon Dingler and Kyle Nicolas are back for more". The Columbus Dispatch.
- Weir, Josh. "Jackson's Dillon Dingler relishing sixth-man role with basketball team". The Repository.
- Easterling, Chris. "After the Headlines: State titles push Jackson hoops, baseball to new levels". Ashland Times-Gazette.
- Weir, Josh. "The adaptation of Ohio State's Dillon Dingler". The Repository.
- "Six Buckeyes selected for All-Big Ten baseball teams". Bucknuts.
- "Baseball: Dillon Dingler on pace to make Ohio State history". The Lantern. February 21, 2019.
- OSU, Mark Znidar |; Feature, O. S. U. "Dingler Ready For Big Season After Surgery… — Press Pros Magazine".CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- "Dillon Dingler seeks consistency at the plate". Baseball Prospect Journal. February 12, 2020.
- "Check out the 2019 All-Big Ten Baseball Team". May 21, 2019.
- "Matt Carpenter, Dillon Dingler named Ohio State baseball captains for 2020". www.msn.com.
- Weir, Josh. "Jackson alums Dillon Dingler, Kyle Nicolas make most of shortened college baseball season". Record-Courier.
- McCosky, Chris. "Tigers load up on polished position players — OSU catcher Dingler, LSU outfielder Cabrera". Detroit News.
- https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2020/06/18/rays-sign-alika-williams-shortstop-from-arizona-state-taken-37th-in-draft/
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Ohio State Buckeyes bio