Overview
- The Dodgers announced the hire Tuesday, naming Pedro Guerrero to replace Aaron Bates and to serve alongside longtime co-hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc after Bates left when contract talks collapsed.
- Guerrero spent his playing career in the Dodgers’ minor‑league system from 2006–13 and moved into coaching, with previous stops as an assistant hitting coach for the Phillies and Giants and as Miami’s primary hitting coach in 2025–26.
- Under Guerrero the Marlins showed measurable offensive gains in 2026, finishing in the top 10 in batting average, on‑base percentage and OPS even as they ranked low in home runs and 18th in runs scored.
- Guerrero’s free agency lasted only weeks before Los Angeles hired him, and the Dodgers expect the rest of manager Dave Roberts’ staff to remain largely unchanged for 2027.
- Team coverage stresses that hitting results come from many inputs — coaches, analytics, scouting and player development — so the hire is one piece of the Dodgers’ plan to correct late‑season inconsistency and refocus players at the plate.