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The dream has become a reality for Jackson high school grad Dillon Dingler, as he made his Major League debut last night playing catcher for the Detroit Tigers in an 8-4 loss to the Guardians in “Motown”.

The 2017 Jackson grad and Ohio State product was drafted in the second round of the 2020 MLB Draft by Detroit and worked his way up through the minors for 4 years before getting the call up to the “Big Leagues”.

In his first game, with family,  friends and his high school baseball coach Bill Gamble in the stands, Dingler waisted no time picking up his first big league hit, an rbi double in the seventh inning.

The 25 year old starred in three sports for the Polar Bears, helping them claim state titles in basketball and baseball, while also being named WHBC’s Stark County Player Of The Year in football.

Kyle Nicolas, a teammate with Dingler on both the baseball and basketball teams, is also in the Major Leagues as a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates.