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On June 23, 1992, Dibble recorded his 500th career strikeout in fewer innings—368—than any other pitcher in modern baseball history up to that point ([[Aroldis Chapman]] later passed him).<ref>https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/07/06/heads-up-baseball</ref> After a September 18 game saw the Reds win without needing Dibble on the mound, the post-game interview of team manager [[Lou Piniella]] led to a scuffle when Dibble disagreed with Piniella's assessment that Dibble wasn't used because of a "bad shoulder". The two shoved each other in front of cameras that saw both of them have to visit team owner [[Marge Schott]] and management to go with an apology.<ref name="la_times1992">{{cite news|title=Piniella, Dibble Brawl in Clubhouse|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-18-sp-723-story.html|access-date=May 22, 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 18, 1992}}</ref><ref>https://tht.fangraphs.com/tht-live/20th-anniversary-piniella-dibble-fight/</ref>
 
Dibble, seeing the trade of co-closer [[Norm Charlton]] to Seattle in a move that essentially anointed Dibble as their primary closer, stated his desire to turn a new leaf with two goals for 1993: save 40 games and do something about his reputation.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-02-27-sp-398-story.html</ref> On April 21, he broke his left forearm during a game onand Aprilwas 21,projected 1993to miss six weeks. He returned in late May but had a 6.48 ERA in 45 games that saw him collect 19 saves.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-04-26-sp-27378-story.html</ref><ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=dibblro01&t=p&year=1993</ref> In April of 1994, Dibble required surgery for a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. It was speculated at the time that he would miss three months but he ended up missing the entire season.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-06-sp-42761-story.html</ref><ref>https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/tommy-john-surgery-ivan-nova-matt-moore-rob-dibble/130u8mpk4urnr1kbtd60g7epa8</ref> Dibble signed with the [[1995 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]]. They unsuccessfully tried to trade him in spring training so they sent him to their AAA team at Birmingham Al. where he went 0–2 in 11 games. He then pitched 16 games for the White Sox and after being released he was picked up by the [[1995 Milwaukee Brewers season|Milwaukee Brewers]] where he pitched in 15 more games. His combined [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] 1995 record was 1–2 with a 7.18 ERA with 46 batters walked in 21 innings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dibblro01.shtml | title=Rob Dibble Stats }}</ref>
 
Dibble opted to make a comeback, signing a minor league contract on April 14, 1996, with the [[1996 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]] but Dibble would ultimately see no game action with the Marlins or their minor league affiliates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-04-17/sports/9604160589_1_dibble-marlins-reliever-matt-mantei |title=Marlins Taking a Chance on Dibble - tribunedigital-sunsentinel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722095658/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-04-17/sports/9604160589_1_dibble-marlins-reliever-matt-mantei |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/26/sports/baseball-lack-of-control-drives-dibble-to-take-leave-of-absence.html</ref>
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