When Turner Ward arrived in Los Angeles fresh off of a stint with Arizona, I’m sure he was worried about his past with the team. After all, Ward was tossed from the game between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers in 2013, where a massive brawl broke out. Not exactly a great resume builder for the hitting coach. But Ward fit in almost immediately with Dave Roberts’ staff, gelling perfectly with the offensive unit. And since then, he has turned the offense into one of the best around.
Ward has managed to make almost every player on the team a better hitter.