Tigers Reliever May Miss Season

Doctors recently diagnosed Detroit Tiger reliver Craig Dingman with an artery tear in his right shoulder, making it likely that he will miss the whole season. When playing catch with a teammate on Feburary 6, 2006, Dingman lost all color in his finger due to a lack of circulation from his elbow down. Tiger's trainer Kevin Rand said that the condition was very rare. Dingman is on blood-thinning medication and is prohibited from doing any upper-body workouts until doctors figure out out course of action. He can still do lower-body conditioning to help stay in shape. Dingman was expected that he'd have a bullpen spot after he finished last year with a 3.66 ERA in 32 innings

Craig Dingman's Stats
Player=Craig Dingman Type=Pitching

Date
February 19, 2006

Source

 * Oakland Press