Dillon Lawson

Dillon Lawson is an American professional baseball hitting coach. He was the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 2022 to 2023.

Dillon Lawson
Hitting Coach
Teams
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Career

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, and 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]

References
  1. Doxsie, Don (April 15, 2018). "Bandits hitting coach just trying to keep it simple". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. Garrett Stepien (December 3, 2021). "Yankees to elevate Dillon Lawson to hitting coach: report". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. Bandits, River (January 19, 2018). "River Bandits Announce 2018 Coaching Staff". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  4. Martin, Dan (December 3, 2021). "Yankees hire Dillon Lawson as new hitting coach in deeper analytics commitment". New York Post. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  5. "Struggling Yankees fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson after loss". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. 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.


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