Dodgers hire ex-Marlins coach Pedro Guerrero as

LAS VEGAS — The Dodgers employed former Miami Marlins hitting coach Pedro Guerrero, filling the one opening on their teaching workers.

The staff announced the transfer Tuesday, during the first day of MLB’s normal managers conferences.

Guerrero has ties to the Dodgers group, as a minor-league participant from 2006-13. He also served as the bench coach for rookie-level Ogden in 2016-17.

“Petey, we obviously have some familiarity with having been here before,” normal supervisor Brandon Gomes said. “We know he’s an amazing person, going to fit in great culturally. Has a lot of strengths that we think will complement our group.”

The Dodgers had needed to carry Guerrero back in some capability, “independent” of their sudden opening on the teaching workers, Gomes said.

Guerrero spent two seasons as the Marlins’ hitting coach before the staff determined not to retain him, opting for a “new voice,” as president of baseball operations Peter Bendix put it in late September, while praising Guerrero as a particular person and a coach.

Then, former co-hitting coach Aaron Bates and the Dodgers reached an deadlock in contract negotiations and parted methods last week.

Guerrero will work alongside longtime hitting coach Robert Van Scoyoc.

“It’s really important for us, how we see things, to have a flat structure and know that it’s collaborative across the board,” Gomes said. “The main thing is trying to put people in a position to succeed. And how that looks, we’re going to continue to hammer out over the next week to month.”

Guerrero also labored as an assistant hitting coach for the Philadelphia Phillies (2018-21) and San Francisco Giants (2022-24) before becoming a member of the Marlins.