Dodgers Hire Pedro Guerrero As Hitting Coach From Marlins

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the hiring of Pedro Guerrero as hitting coach to complete their staff under manager Dave Roberts after parting ways with Aaron Bates.

Bates had been in a co-hitting coach role alongside Robert Van Scoyoc since the 2023 season. The Dodgers offered a multi-year contract to Bates, but he did not believe it to be competitive and negotiations never progressed. Bates had been in the organization since joining the Dodgers as a Minor League player in 2014 and starting his coaching career the next year.

The Dodgers now have a similar profile in Guerrero, a former prospect of theirs. The 37-year-old is not to be confused with the World Series champion who has the same…