Overview
- The Dodgers announced the hiring Tuesday of Pedro Guerrero to replace Aaron Bates, who left the club after declining a multi-year deal.
- Guerrero spent the past two seasons as the Miami Marlins’ hitting coach and had previously worked as an assistant hitting coach with the Phillies and Giants.
- Under Guerrero, the Marlins finished the 2026 season with several top-10 offensive marks, including high rankings in on-base percentage and batting average.
- Guerrero is a former Dodgers minor-leaguer and early Dodgers system coach, and he will join Robert Van Scoyoc as the club’s hitting coach while the rest of Dave Roberts’s staff is expected to remain intact.
- The move signals the Dodgers’ preference for a coach with a track record of improving contact and on-base skills and sets up a test of how Guerrero’s approach meshes with the team’s existing hitting philosophy and young players.