Dodgers hire ex-Marlins coach Pedro Guerrero as new hitting instructor
LAS VEGAS — The Dodgers have hired former Marlins hitting coach Pedro Guerrero, filling the one opening on their major-league coaching staff.
The team announced the move Tuesday, during the first day of MLB’s general managers meetings. Guerrero will work alongside Robert Van Scoyoc to round out the team’s hitting-coach duo.
Guerrero spent two seasons as the Marlins hitting coach before the team decided not to retain him for the 2027 season, opting for a “new voice,” as president of baseball operations Peter Bendix put it, while praising Guerrero as a person and a coach.
Guerrero has ties to the Dodgers organization, as a minor league player in 2006-2013. He also served as the bench coach for Rookie-Advanced Ogden in 2016-17.
Guerrero went on to work as an assistant hitting coach for the Phillies (2018-21) and Giants (2022-24) before joining the Marlins.
Guerrero replaces Aaron Bates, who parted ways with the Dodgers last week after contract negotiations reached a stalemate.
