The Marlins announced Dillon Lawson as their hitting coach on Monday afternoon.
Lawson takes over for Pedro Guerrero, who parted ways with the Marlins after two seasons in that role.
The 41-year-old Lawson joined the organization on July 1 as a roving hitting coach and will work in tandem with Major League assistant hitting coaches Chris Hess and Corbin Day. He reunites with Marlins director of hitting Joe Migliaccio, whom he hired as a hitting coach during their time with the Yankees.
"We’re excited to welcome Dillon to the Miami Marlins," Migliaccio wrote to MLB.com. "He’s an excellent fit for our organization and our vision for player development. He combines a strong understanding of hitting with an innovative, collaborative approach and a commitment to continually evolving how we develop players.
"Dillon understands the importance of connecting information, individualized development, and on-field performance, while helping create an environment where our staff works together toward a common goal. We’re excited about the impact he’ll have on our hitters and our department as a whole!"
Lawson most recently served as the Red Sox's Major League assistant hitting coach (2025-26) and their Minor League hitting coordinator (‘24). Prior to joining the Red Sox, he spent five seasons with the Yankees as Major League hitting coach (‘22-23) and Minor League hitting coordinator (‘19-21).
Lawson began his coaching career in professional baseball as an Astros Minor League hitting coach, with Short-Season Single-A Tri-City in ‘16 and with Single-A Quad Cities in ‘18.
Lawson inherits a young position-player group that ranked as follows in the Majors:
- Tied for fifth in on-base percentage (.326)
- Seventh in average (.249)
- Ninth in hits (1,347)
- Tied for ninth in OPS (.726)
- Tied for 11th in FanGraphs’ offensive value
- Tied for 16th in slugging percentage (.400)
- 18th in runs per game (4.41)
“Evaluating a hitting coach is very difficult,” president of baseball operations Peter Bendix had said in his end-of-season press conference. “That role is very, very difficult. I think we have a unique structure here, not just in the hitting department, but in all of our departments, with a director, a director of hitting, in this case, that oversees our hitting space. And so really looking for that sort of alignment from top to bottom with our director, with our entire hitting coaches. That's what we'll be prioritizing.”