Dodger Blue · Nov 7
Aaron Bates Surprised To Not Be Returning As Dodgers’ Co-Hitting Coach
Just over two weeks removed from president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman suggesting the Los Angeles Dodgers coaching staff would remain intact for 2027, there instead is going to be some change under manager Dave Roberts.
That stems from hitting coach Aaron Bates and the Dodgers parting ways after his contract expired following the 2026 season. The outcome was one that caught Bates by surprise, according to Maddie Lee of the L.A. Times.
“Basically, they said, ‘I think we should go our separate ways,” Bates told The Times. “I was just very taken aback, in a sense, by that.”