Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that the Philadelphia Phillies have hired Peter Fatse as their new major-league hitting coach and MLB.com confirmed the move to a source while the team has not yet issued an official announcement.
- Fatse will replace longtime hitting coach Kevin Long, who was dismissed earlier in October as part of a broader overhaul of Don Mattingly’s staff.
- Fatse was Boston’s hitting coach from 2022 until he was dismissed with manager Alex Cora in April 2026 and spent the rest of the season as a hitting consultant for the Tampa Bay Rays’ research and development group.
- Reporters note that the hire fits into Dave Dombrowski’s long-running relationship with Alex Cora because Fatse worked on Cora’s Red Sox staff, and Cora twice declined Philadelphia’s managerial offer this year.
- The front office made the change after the Phillies’ offense fell in 2026 and Mattingly was given a two-year contract; an official team announcement for Fatse is expected later this week and the club will test whether new coaching and analytic approaches can revive the lineup.