Hitting Coach Aaron Bates To Leave Dodgers Organization
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- Dodgers hitting coach Aaron Bates is leaving the organization after 12 years, despite being offered a multi-year contract, as reported by MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes.
- Bates contributed to the Dodgers' World Series championships in 2020, 2024, and 2025 during his tenure.
- A former third-round draft pick by the Red Sox, Bates had a nine-year playing career mostly in the minors, with brief MLB appearances in 2009.
- Bates began coaching with the Dodgers in 2015, progressing from minor league roles to co-hitting coach alongside Robert Van Scoyoc since 2023.
- His departure was unexpected, and it remains unclear if the Dodgers will hire a new hitting coach or promote from within to fill the vacancy.
