Marlins plan to 'hit strikes hard' under new hitting coach

MIAMI – “Hit strikes hard.”

Seems simple enough.

New Marlins hitting coach Dillon Lawson’s hitting philosophy revolves around that strategy, one that stems from his time as a Minor League hitting coach with the Astros’ organization from 2016-18. He brought it over during his tenures with the Yankees (‘19-23) and Red Sox (‘25-26) before landing with the Marlins and reuniting with director of hitting Joe Migliaccio and assistant hitting coach Chris Hess.

But what exactly does it entail?

“When you talk about a process, [there are] some things that you can control,” Lawson said. “We want to control the strike zone. We want to control our approach. Ideally, we want to control our swing mechanics.…