The Phillies have another vacancy to fill on the major league coaching staff. The Baltimore Orioles are hiring Phillies assistant hitting coach Dustin Lind as their lead hitting coach, according to Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com.
The Detroit Tigers have made some substantial moves during the offseason, and it doesn't look like they're done quite yet. Although the Tigers were far from the bottom of the totem pole in terms of performance in the Major Leagues this past season, there is always room for improvement.
The major shakeup of the Baltimore Orioles' coaching staff continues. It was first reported on Tuesday by Cody Stavenhagen and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic that Orioles' hitting coach Cody Asche and first base coach Anthony Sanders will be joining the Detroit Tigers' coaching staff for the 2026 season.
The Orioles’ coaching staff exodus continues as hitting coach Cody Asche and first base coach Anthony Sanders are heading to the Detroit Tigers. The report by The Athletic was confirmed by an industry source.
ANAHEIM, California—After last season, two of the Orioles’ hitting coaches, Ryan Fuller and Matt Borgschulte, left the team and Cody Asche was promoted to lead hitting coach.
TORONTO—In his first game as the Orioles’ hitting coach, Cody Asche saw his players hit six home runs, a team record for Opening Day. They scored nine runs on Saturday in their third game, and Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins and Jordan Westburg already have multi-homer games.
SARASOTA—After the Orioles’ offense slumped in the second half of last season and the team was held to just a single run in the two games of the Wild Card Series, it wasn’t surprising that the Orioles decided on new hitting coaches.
The Orioles are promoting Sherman Johnson to the major league coaching staff, writes Andy Kostka of the Baltimore Banner. The 34-year-old will work alongside hitting coach Cody Asche and assistant hitting coach Tommy Joseph on the offensive side.
The Orioles plan to name Cody Asche hitting coach, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com (X links). Kubatko also reported earlier today that Baltimore was hiring Tommy Joseph away from the Mariners as an assistant hitting coach.