Dillon Lawson is an American professional baseball hitting coach who is a hitting coordinator in the Boston Red Sox organization. He was the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2022 to 2023.
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Career edit
Lawson attended Transylvania University, where he played college baseball as a catcher and first baseman.[1] After graduating, he became a coach at Lindenwood University from 2007 to 2009, IMG Academy from 2010 through 2011, Morehead State University from 2009 through 2012, and Southeast Missouri State University from 2012 through 2015.[2] In 2016, Lawson was the hitting coach for the Tri-City ValleyCats, and in 2017 he coached for the University of Missouri.[3] In 2018, he coached for the Quad Cities River Bandits.[1]
The New York Yankees hired Lawson as their minor league hitting coordinator in 2018. After the 2021 season, the Yankees promoted him to be their major league hitting coach.[4] He was fired on July 9, 2023.[5][6]
On December 20, 2023, Lawson was hired by the Boston Red Sox to serve as a hitting coordinator, primarily to work with Boston's upper–level minor leaguers.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Doxsie, Don (April 15, 2018). "Bandits hitting coach just trying to keep it simple". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ Garrett Stepien (December 3, 2021). "Yankees to elevate Dillon Lawson to hitting coach: report". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Bandits, River (January 19, 2018). "River Bandits Announce 2018 Coaching Staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Dan (December 3, 2021). "Yankees hire Dillon Lawson as new hitting coach in deeper analytics commitment". New York Post. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Struggling Yankees fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson after loss". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Axisa, Mike (July 9, 2023). "Yankees fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson after dismal offensive first half: 'A change was needed'". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox Hire Former Rival Hitting Coach to Help Organization". si.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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