Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson

The New York Yankees introduced Sunday that Dillon Lawson has been relieved of his duties as hitting coach. The announcement was made by Yankees vp and basic supervisor Brian Cashman.

“It has been documented that I’ve been reluctant previously to make adjustments to our teaching employees in the midst of the season,” Cashman mentioned. I’m a agency believer that successes and failures are a group effort. Finally, I felt a change was obligatory and that the brand new voice overseeing our batting operations would give us one of the best probability of performing nearer to our talents as we head into the second half of our season.”

“I wish to thank Dillon for all his efforts. He has a superb baseball thoughts that may go on to guide an extended and productive baseball profession.”

The Yankees are twenty first out of 30 main league groups in . 710 OPS common and twenty eighth in . 231 batting common. Their .300 OBP group ranks them twenty sixth.

Lawson, 38, was named the Yankees’ hitting coach previous to the 2022 season and has spent components of 5 seasons within the Yankees group, spending his first three seasons (2019-21) because the Yankees’ hitting coordinator.

No alternative has been named for Lawson but.