Dodgers name Pedro Guerrero hitting coach

Bates finished his playing career in the Dodgers system in 2024 and then immediately went into coaching in the organization, eventually becoming the major league team’s co-hitting coach in 2023. According to MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes, the Dodgers offered him a multiyear contract to continue in the role, but no deal got done.

The game had been scheduled to start at 9 pm ET, but the Guardians’ game is being moved up to avoid potential weather issues, which allows Major League Baseball to move the NLCS game to a “more desirable” 8 pm East Coast start time.

Roberts will serve his suspension on Friday. Padres closer Robert Suarez was given a three-game suspension while San Diego manager Mike Shildt was suspended for one game for his role in the altercation. It’s unclear if either will appeal their bans or begin serving them immediately.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that it’s a four-year, $32.4 million deal that will keep Roberts in Los Angeles through the 2029 season. That’s the highest average annual value (AAV) of any manager in baseball; breaking the previous record set by Craig Counsell’s $8 million per-year contract with the Cubs. It comes after Roberts helped guide the Dodgers to a World Series championship last year, winning Roberts’ second championship of the 2020s. There’s no reason to think that Roberts and the Dodgers won’t continue their success going forward given how much they’ve invested in their roster from a financial standpoint.

Roberts explained, “We’re at the one-yard line ... Things are looking good. I’m optimistic. This is where I want to be, so I’m excited that things are getting done.” Fresh off of winning a World Series championship in 2024 and getting to manage perhaps the most talented team in all of baseball, Roberts looks poised for continued long-term success in his role with the Dodgers.

Woodward previously functioned as the team’s third base coach from 2016-2018 and he has been in the organization for the past couple of years as a senior advisor on the player development side. There was a vacancy at the position after Clayton McCullough left to become the new manager of the Miami Marlins.

It’s Dylan Cease against TBD. The Dodgers will have all hands on deck in a must win Game 4 in San Diego. Most of the Dodgers’ important relievers haven’t pitched much since the bullpen threw six scoreless innings in Game 1. If Los Angeles is going to force a Game 5, they might need to repeat that performance.

The first-time skipper led the Marlins to an 84-78 record and a Wild Card berth in his first season at the helm of a big league club. Schumaker garnered eight first place, eight second place and eight third place votes in a closely contested race. Former Brewers skipper and current Cubs manager Craig Counsell finished as the runner-up, while Braves manager Brian Snitker, Diamondbacks skipper Torey Lovullo and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts rounded out the top five.

That obviously includes manager Dave Roberts who remains under contract with the Dodgers through the 2025 season. In eight seasons at the helm, Roberts has registered a sublime 753-442 record (.630) while capturing three National League Pennants as well as the World Series Championship in 2020.

Lehmann, 37, had been the team’s game planning/communications coach. He spent seven years as a minor league catcher in the Twins system before becoming a coach. Geren came on board with Dave Roberts prior to the 2016 season and had served as bench coach ever since.