{"id":269599,"date":"2025-11-08T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269599\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:43:16","slug":"orioles-to-hire-dustin-lind-as-hitting-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/269599\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles To Hire Dustin Lind As Hitting Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Orioles are expected to add Dustin Lind as hitting coach, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichDubroffMLB\/status\/1986829775512449180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com<\/a>. The club has yet to announce the move. Lind would be the first hire for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2025\/10\/orioles-close-to-hiring-craig-albernaz-as-manager.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new manager<\/a> Craig Albernaz\u2019s coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>Lind began his coaching career in 2018 as a minor league quality assurance coach in Seattle\u2019s organization. He joined the Giants in 2020 as an assistant hitting coach, a role he would retain through 2023. Lind has been an assistant hitting coach with the Phillies for the past two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Albernaz and Lind should be plenty familiar with each other, as their paths crossed perfectly in San Francisco. Baltimore\u2019s skipper joined the Giants as bullpen coach and catching instructor in 2020, staying through 2023. Both Albernaz and Lind left for other opportunities after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kaplega01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gabe Kapler<\/a>\u2019s managerial tenure ended.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore has multiple positions to fill on the hitting side. Hitting coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ascheco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-11-05_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cody Asche<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2025\/11\/tigers-make-several-coaching-additions.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">was hired<\/a> by Detroit. It was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2025\/10\/sherman-johnson-tommy-joseph-wont-return-to-orioles-coaching-staff.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> in late October that assistant hitting coaches Sherman Johnson and Tommy Joseph wouldn\u2019t be returning in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Orioles ranked 24th in scoring last season. It was a disappointing outcome after they scored the fourth-most runs in 2024. Lind will have plenty of young firepower to work with next year. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hendegu01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gunnar Henderson<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rutscad01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adley Rutschman<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hollija01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jackson Holliday<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbjo01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jordan Westburg<\/a> have been fixtures in the lineup the past couple of seasons. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cowseco01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Colton Cowser<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/basalsa01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Samuel Basallo<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mayoco01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coby Mayo<\/a> are pushing for regular at-bats. Rutschman is the oldest among the core group, and he\u2019s only entering his age-28 season.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Nathan Ray, Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orioles are expected to add Dustin Lind as hitting coach, according to Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com. 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