Following the conclusion of the 2025 MLB season on Saturday night, former Ohio State Buckeyes standout catcher Dillon Dingler has begun to rack up the hardware after an impressive season with the Detroit Tigers.

On Sunday, the MLB announced the Gold Glove Award winners, with Dingler being part of the AL recipients.

Prior to becoming a key piece to the Tigers’ playoff run in 2025, the 27-year-old catcher was once a highly-touted high school recruit coming out of Jackson, OH. It did not take long for Dingler to put the college baseball world on notice, as he batted .244 with four home runs and 17 RBI in 53 games as a freshman.

The rising star continued to blossom throughout his sophomore and junior seasons with the Buckeyes, recording a .291 batting average in 2019 and a team-high .340 batting average in 2020.

Dingler’s incredible play during his junior season allowed him to forgo his senior season and enter his name into the 2020 MLB Draft. And despite the draft being limited to just five rounds, the Tigers would select Dingler in the second round.

With three years under his belt with the Buckeyes, Dingler was able to hit the ground running during his rookie season and quickly rise up the ranks.

The talented catcher began the season with the low-A Lakeland Flying Tigers, but eventually made it up to Detroit’s Double-A affiliate, the Erie Seawolves.

After spending his entire 2022 season in Erie, Dingler was projected to make the leap to the Major League level; however, he suffered an injury in 2023 that delayed his arrival in Detroit. Luckily for the former Buckeyes, he would make his MLB debut late in 2024, setting him up for a major role this year.

This year, Dingler was a reliable player for the Tigers, as he finished the season batting .278 with 21 doubles and 13 home runs.

In addition to his consistency on offense, Dingler quickly became one of the best defensive catchers, ranking second in caught stealing percentage at 31.7 percent and posting a .993 fielding percentage.