After playing sparingly as a freshman, Dixon appeared in 62 games during the 2012 season during which the team won the College World Series.

[3] In his junior season, Dixon led the Pac-12 Conference both with a .369 batting average and 30 stolen bases and was named a third-team Louisville Slugger All-American.

In 2014, he played for the High–A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes compiling a .262 batting average with nine home runs and 46 RBIs in 94 games, and in 2015, he played for both the Quakes and Double-A Tulsa Drillers, batting .263 with 19 home runs, 68 RBIs, and 26 stolen bases in 128 games between the two teams.

[7] On May 24 he collected his first three major league hits, going on to play in 74 games for the Reds during the 2018 season at six different defensive positions, in addition to two appearances as a pitcher.

[11] In a May 5 game against the Kansas City Royals, Dixon hit a tenth-inning, walk-off three-run homer to give the Tigers a 5–2 victory.

[13] On December 21, 2019, Dixon was designated for assignment by the Tigers to make room on the 40-man roster for two free agent signings.

[17] Days after his release from Detroit, Dixon signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball.