The New York Yankees have a new hitting coach, Dillon Lawson. The change was caused by the Yankees not renewing the contract of Marcus Thames that oversaw the poor hitting lineup in 2021. Thames was the hitting coach from 2018 when Aaron Boone was hired as the new Yankee manager replacing Joe Girardi. Thames came under fire this past season when the Yankees only came in in the middle of that pack in most categories. Lawson was elevated to hitting coach Casey Dykes, and Eric Chavez will act as assistant hitting coaches.
After Thames, it’s difficult not to be excited with the addition of Lawson; with his analytical approach to coaching, he could potentially turn the careers around for Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez, and Miguel Andujar.