Dodgers hire Pedro Guerrero as hitting coach

The Los Angeles Dodgers hired Pedro Guerrero as a hitting coach on Tuesday.

He joins the team after two seasons in the same role with the Miami Marlins.

Guerrero replaces Aaron Bates, who could not agree to a new contract; Bates had shared the hitting-coach role with Robert Van Scoyoc since 2023.

The Marlins ranked among the top 10 major league teams last season in on-base percentage, batting average, hits and OPS.

Guerrero previously coached with the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies, and spent his playing career in the Dodgers’ minor league system.

He is not the former Dodgers player of the same name who won the 1981 World Series and was named its most valuable player.

The Dodgers have announced the hire, but no further next steps are given.