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Marlins Set to Name Dillon Lawson Hitting Coach
The Miami Marlins have settled on Dillon Lawson as their next hitting coach.
Lawson joined the team’s organization as a roving hitting coach this summer after leaving his assistant role with the Boston Red Sox in April.
He previously coached major league hitters with the New York Yankees and worked in the Yankees’ minor league system.
Miami moved on from hitting coach Pedro Guerrero after the season.
The Marlins’ offense was around league average overall, though some young hitters struggled while others improved.
Team president Peter Bendix said the club wanted a new voice aligned with the rest of its hitting staff.
Lawson is expected to take that role, though the sources give no further details about his plans.
The Miami Marlins have settled on Dillon Lawson as their next hitting coach, according to a report cited by MLB Trade Rumors.
Lawson previously served as the Yankees’ major league hitting coach and as an assistant hitting coach for the Red Sox.
He joined the Marlins organization as a roving hitting coach this past summer after being dismissed by Boston in April.
Miami moved on from hitting coach Pedro Guerrero after the season.
Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix said the team needed a new voice aligned with the rest of the hitting staff.
- Who
- The Miami Marlins and Dillon Lawson.
- What
- The Marlins have settled on Lawson as their next hitting coach.
- When
- The report was published on October 12, 2026; the appointment timing is not stated.
- Where
- Miami.
- Why
- The Marlins moved on from Pedro Guerrero after the season. Bendix said the team needed a new voice aligned with the rest of the hitting staff.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lawson was dismissed by the Red Sox.
Lawson joined the Marlins organization as a roving hitting coach.
Miami moved on from hitting coach Pedro Guerrero.
MLB Trade Rumors reported that the Marlins had settled on Lawson as their next hitting coach.
- Age
- Lawson is 41
- Previous major league role
- Yankees hitting coach
- Previous Boston role
- Assistant hitting coach
- Marlins runs scored
- 715, ranking 18th in the league this season
What people are saying
a new voice
aligned from top to bottom
Sources
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