The Marlins are hiring Derek Shomon as assistant hitting coach, tweets Christina De Nicola of MLB.com. The 34-year-old had previously held that role in Minnesota.
Shomon had a brief professional playing career in the independent ranks. He took a coaching role in the Minnesota system and worked his way up the ladder. He joined Rocco Baldelli’s staff going into 2023. Shomon had that job for two years. Minnesota moved on from its entire hitting staff after the offense collapsed late in the ’24 season as the Twins missed the playoffs. They parted with lead hitting coach David Popkins and both assistants, Shomon and Rudy Hernandez.
Miami hired Pedro Guerrero as hitting coach under first-year skipper Clayton McCullough. The Fish have also added bench coach Carson Vitale and pitching coach Daniel Moskos. They’ve yet to announce the full staff.