Dingler is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Eduardo Valencia will be rewarded for his walk-off homer Saturday with a start behind the plate in the regular-season finale. Barring an appearance off the bench, Dingler will finish the 2026 campaign with a .243 average, 27 homers, 91 RBI and 72 runs scored across 605 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Dingler is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Nationals.
The 28-year-old and Eduardo Valencia will alternate starts behind the plate for a fifth consecutive game Tuesday. Dingler earned his first career All-Star nod with an .831 OPS and 19 homers during the first half of the season, but he's struggled to a .220/.275/.369 slash line in 55 contests since the All-Star break.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Dingler is absent from the lineup for Sunday's affair with the White Sox.
Dingler will sit for Sunday's series finale as he continues to struggle at the plate, slashing .152/.185/.205 with just one homer over his last 30 games. Eduardo Valencia will catch for Detroit while batting fifth.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Not in lineup Friday
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Dingler is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.
Dingler has been in a prolonged slump at the plate, as he's seen his OPS plummet more than 100 points since late July. Over his last 45 games, Dingler is slashing just .179/.224/.285 with five home runs, 22 RBI and a 7:51 BB:K across 192 plate appearances. Eduardo Valencia is starting at catcher and batting eighth Friday.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Dingler is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Dingler started the previous two games but will hit the bench for Tuesday's contest. He's without a multi-hit performance since Aug. 6 and has a .351 OPS during that 31-game stretch. Eduardo Valencia is working behind the plate and batting fifth versus Toronto opener Braydon Fisher.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Resting Saturday
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Dingler isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
Dingler will get a breather after snapping his power drought with a two-run home run during Friday's victory. Eduardo Valencia will fill in at catcher and bat fifth.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Snaps power drought Friday
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Dingler went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-2 win over the Rockies.
Dingler recorded his 27th home run of the season in the sixth inning, which snapped a 28-game streak without a long ball. During that power drought, the Detroit catcher slashed just .123/.174/.151 with seven RBI and 29 strikeouts. Even with that slump, Dingler still leads the Tigers in homers and is second in the majors in long balls among backstops, which is a testament to just how well he was playing earlier in the year.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Dingler is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Dingler will receive Tuesday off after starting the previous three games. The 27-year-old hasn't hit a home run since clubbing one in three straight contests from Aug. 4-6, and he's batting .117/.171/.146 during the 27-game power drought. Eduardo Valencia is working behind the plate and batting fifth versus Minnesota righty Dean Kremer.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Out for nightcap Friday
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Dingler is not in the lineup for the second game of Friday's doubleheader against the Guardians.
Dingler will take a seat after going 1-for-4 in the opener of the twin bill. Eduardo Valencia will catch and bat cleanup for Detroit in the nightcap.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Out of lineup Wednesday
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Dingler is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
Eduardo Valencia is making the start behind the plate and batting fifth for Detroit. Over his last 22 games dating back to Aug. 7, Dingler is hitting .107 with a .307 OPS across 91 plate appearances. He has just two extra-base hits and no home runs during that span.
Dingler is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
Dingler will be rested for the afternoon contest after he started behind the plate the last three games while going 1-for-12. Eduardo Valencia will handle catching duties.
Dingler is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh.
It's a well-earned day off for Dingler, who had made 20 consecutive starts (15 at catcher, five at designated hitter). Eduardo Valencia will do the catching and will bat cleanup for the Tigers.
Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Power surge continues Thursday
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Dingler went 3-for-6 with a home run, an additional run scored and three total RBI in Thursday's 11-0 win over the Mariners.
Dingler continued his impressive power surge as he led Detroit's offensive onslaught Thursday. The slugging backstop has gone deep in three straight games and has four homers across his last six contests, pushing him up to 26 for the season. Dingler came into the year with 14 career long balls at the MLB level, so he has certainly exceeded expectations in 2026. The 27-year-old ranks second in the majors in home runs among catchers and leads his position group with 78 RBI.
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Tigers' Dillon Dingler: Homers again in Wednesday's loss
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Dingler went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Mariners.
That's three homers and seven RBI over Dingler's last five games. The catcher has four multi-hit efforts in that span and accounted for half of the Tigers' knocks in Wednesday's loss. His breakout season continues, as he's now up to 25 homers, 75 RBI, 61 runs scored, 22 doubles and two triples while batting .275 with an .868 OPS through 105 contests.
Dingler went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Tuesday's 8-0 win over the Mariners.
This was Dingler's fourth multi-hit effort in his last eight games, a span in which he has gone 11-for-40 (.275) with two homers and seven RBI. That's right in line with the catcher's season-long production -- he's hitting .272 with an .855 OPS through 104 contests. Dingler has added 24 homers, 73 RBI, 60 runs scored, 22 doubles and two triples to cement his place as one of the top offensive catchers in the league this year.
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