Dodgers Hire Pedro Guerrero as Hitting Coach

The Los Angeles Dodgers hired Pedro Guerrero as their hitting coach on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.

Guerrero replaces Aaron Bates, who left after failing to reach a contract agreement. Bates had co-led the hitting staff with Robert Van Scoyoc since 2023 and joined the Dodgers’ coaching staff in 2019.

The 37-year-old Guerrero spent the past two seasons as Miami Marlins hitting coach. Last season, Miami’s offense finished sixth in on-base percentage (.320), seventh in batting average (.249), ninth in hits (1,347), and ninth in OPS (.727).

Before joining the Marlins, Guerrero worked as an assistant hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies, and as bench coach for Rookie-Advanced Ogden. He played seven seasons in the Dodgers’ minor league system as an infielder, hitting .236 with 23 home runs and 163 RBI; he reached Triple-A Albuquerque in 2010.

The Dodgers emphasized that this Pedro Guerrero is not the former All-Star outfielder who played 11 seasons for Los Angeles and won the 1981 World Series MVP award.

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