Dodgers Announce 2023 Minor League Coaching Staffs
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their Minor League coaching staffs for the 2023 season with Travis Barbary (Oklahoma City), Scott Hennessey (Tulsa), Daniel Nava (Great Lakes), John Shoemaker (Rancho Cucamonga), Jair Fernandez (Arizona Complex League Dodgers), Dunior Zerpa and Cordell Hipolito (Dominican Summer League Dodgers) all leading their respective squads.
Six of the seven managers return to their affiliates in 2023, while Daniel Nava will take over for Great Lakes in his first season as the Loons’ skipper. Nava, 39, played parts of seven seasons in the Major Leagues with Boston (2010-15), Tampa Bay (2015), Los Angeles - AL (2016), Kansas City (2016) and Philadephia (2017), hitting a combined .266 with 29 homers and 206 RBI. He played in a career-best 134 games in 2013 for the Red Sox, setting career-highs in doubles (29), homers (12), RBI (66) and OPS (.831). The Northern California native was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent in 2007 from the independent Golden Baseball League Chico Outlaws.
Last season, the Dodger minor league affiliates recorded a combined .545 winning percentage (393-328) with six of the seven squads finishing the regular season with a winning record, including playoff berths by the Tulsa Drillers, Great Lakes Loons and the Dominican Summer League Dodgers. It is the seventh straight season that the Dodger affiliates have posted a winning mark and are a combined 2,986-2,528 (.542) since their last losing season in 2013. The Dodgers were the only Major League organization to have six affiliates post a winning record last season, while recording the fourth best mark by an organization, trailing only the Tampa Bay Rays (.576), Colorado Rockies (.549) and New York Yankees (.548).
In 2022, the Dodgers had four Major League debuts, including James Outman, Miguel Vargas, Michael Grove and Ryan Pepiot, who were all signed or drafted by Los Angeles. The Dodgers qualified rookie pitchers went a combined 4-0 with a 3.51 ERA (19 ER/65.2 IP) and 66 strikeouts, while the rookie hitters hit a combined .233 (14-for-60) with three doubles, two homers and 11 RBI.
The rest of the Dodger coaching staff is below:
Oklahoma City Dodgers (AAA)
Manager- Travis Barbary
Hitting coach- Manny Burriss
Pitching coach- Doug Mathis
Pitching coach- Justin DeFratus
Bench coach- Chris Gutierrez
Athletic trainer - Chelsea Willette
Athletic trainer - Griffin Boyte
Performance coach- Paul Fournier
Video/development associate- Harrison Schnurbusch
Tulsa Drillers (AA)
Manager- Scott Hennessey
Hitting coach- Lou Iannotti
Pitching coach- Ryan Dennick
Pitching coach- Durin O’Linger
Bench coach- Juan Apodaca
Athletic trainer - Jesse Guffey
Performance coach- Noah Huff
Video/development associate- Mikael Mogues
Great Lakes Loons (A+)
Manager- Daniel Nava
Hitting coach- O’Koyea Dickson
Pitching coach- David Anderson
Pitching coach- Richard De Los Santos
Bench coach- Elian Herrera
Athletic trainer - Ikuo Kato
Performance coach- Ethan Quarles
Video/development associate- Joe Manno
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (A)
Manager- John Shoemaker
Hitting coach- Dylan Nasiatka
Pitching coach- Ramon Troncoso
Pitching coach- Sean Coyne
Bench coach/hitting coach- Ronny Paulino
Athletic trainer - Akinori Maeda
Performance coach- Taylor Miller
Video/development associate- Ben Castiglia
Arizona Complex League Dodgers (Rookie)
Manager- Jair Fernandez
Hitting coach- Danny Dorn
Hitting coach- Blake Gailen
Hitting coach- Johermyn Chavez
Pitching coach- Andres Urbina
Pitching coach- Luis Vasquez
Bench coach- Johan Garcia
Coach/complex coordinator- Fumi Ishibashi
Coach/baseball tech associate- Zoe Hicks
Athletic trainer- Alfredo Casillas
Assistant athletic trainer- Zoe Hicks
Performance coach- Jose Gutierrez
Performance associate- Irma Maldonado
Performance operations assistant- Marlon Cairo
Video/development associate- Jade Gortarez
Video/development associate- Joe Nadler
Dominican Summer League Dodgers (Rookie)
Manager- Cordell Hipolito
Manager- Dunior Zerpa
Hitting coach- Sergio Mendez
Hitting coach- Juan Diaz
Coach- Leury Bonilla
Latin America defensive coordinator- Pedro Mega
Sr. Advisor, Campo Las Palmas- Antonio Bautista
Pitching coach- Raidel Chacon
Pitching coach- Hector Rodriguez
Pitching coach- Eduardo Dominguez
Pitching coach- Roberto Giron
Latin America medical coordinator- Jorge Gonzalez
Athletic Trainer- Jorge Rodriguez
Physiotherapist- Walter LaChapel
Performance coach- Rafa Sepulveda
Performance coach- George Drullard
Performance coach- Walter Lindo
Nutrition coordinator- Julissa Gomez
Video/development associate- Jerry Chavarria
Video/development associate- James Keller