Craig Dingman

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**Craig Dingman**

Detroit Tigers — No. 57
Middle relief pitcher
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 2000 for the New York Yankees
Selected MLB statistics (through 2005)
Win-loss	4-5
Strikeouts	50
Earned run average	6.10

Craig Allen Dingman (born March 12, 1974 in Wichita, Kansas) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Detroit Tigers. He bats from the right side and throws with his right hand.

Dingman attended Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 36th round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft and made his debut on June 30, 2000.

Dingman signed with the Detroit Tigers organization as a minor league free agent before the start of the 2004 season. He earned a place in their bullpen that year, then took a large step forward in 2005, finishing with a 2-3 record and a 3.66 Earned Run Average. While playing catch with a teammate on February 4, 2006, however, his throwing hand spontaneously became pale and his arm lost all circulation from the elbow down.^[1] After being placed on blood-thinning medication, he was diagnosed with a torn artery in his right shoulder, which led to arterial bypass surgery later that month. The operation removed an artery from his right and transplanted it into the injured shoulder, re-routing blood around the damaged vessel. It was the first procedure of its kind in the history of Major League Baseball.^[2] He is expected to make a full recovery and return to pitching in 2007.^[3]