Los Angeles Dodgers catching coordinator Craig Driver is leaving the team this offseason after two years of service, and will join the Miami Marlins as a first base coach next season.
Driver will replace Tyler Smarslok, who is leaving the Marlins to become a field coordinator for the Washington Nationals.
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The Dodgers had Driver as their catching coordinator in 2024 and 2025, and he is familiar with Marlins manager Clayton McCullough, who served as the Dodgers’ first base coach from 2021-24.
Driver began coaching after the end of his collegiate career, beginning his journey with the University of Puget Sound, for whom he played three years of college baseball.