The Los Angeles Dodgers announced their Minor League coaching staffs for the 2025 season with Scott Hennessey (Oklahoma City), Eric Wedge (Tulsa), Jair Fernandez (Great Lakes), John Shoemaker (Rancho Cucamonga), Juan Apodaca (Arizona Complex League Dodgers), Leury Bonilla and Sergio Mendez (Dominican Summer League Dodgers) all leading their respective squads.
(Ron Cervenka)
The Dodgers farm system returns five of their seven managers from last season, with Scott Hennessey making the jump from Double-A Tulsa to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Hennessey will take over the newly named Oklahoma City Comets after seven years of leading the Drillers. He finished his Double-A managing career with 455 wins, second in Tulsa history behind Bobby Jones who notched 496 career wins in eight seasons for Tulsa.
Hennessey’s promotion to Triple-A allows Wedge to take over Tulsa. Wedge returns to professional baseball after spending the last three seasons as the Head Coach of the Wichita State Shockers. Prior to joining his alma mater, he managed 10 seasons in the Major Leagues with Cleveland (2003-09) and Seattle (2011-13), going 774-846 with a 6-5 postseason record. He was the American League Manager of the Year in 2007, leading Cleveland to the Central Division title and a Division Series win over the New York Yankees before falling to the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
Mendez returns to managing the DSL squad after spending the last seven seasons as a DSL coach. This is his fourth managerial stint, as he managed the DSL Nationals (2005-07), DSL Diamondbacks (2023) and the DSL Dodgers 1 (2016). He was the Dominican Summer League Manager of the Year in 2007 after leading the squad to a 49-15 record and was the first Nationals farm system manager to guide his team to a championship.
Last season, the Dodger minor league affiliates recorded a combined .517 winning percentage (370-346), posting the 11th best winning percentage in all of baseball. ACL Dodgers were the only team to make the playoffs last season. The Dodgers farm system finished their ninth straight winning season and are a combined 3,770-3,171 (.543) since their last losing season in 2013.
In 2024, Hunter Feduccia, Andy Pages, Ben Casparius, Edgardo Henriquez, Landon Knack, Michael Petersen, River Ryan, Eduardo Salazar, Ricky Vanasco, Justin Wrobleski all made their Major League debuts for Los Angeles, and seven of the 10 players were signed or drafted by the Dodgers.
The rest of the Dodger coaching staff is below:
| Oklahoma City Comets | |
| Manager | Scott Hennessey |
| Hitting Coach | Manny Burriss |
| Hitting Coach | Dylan Nasiatka |
| Pitching Coach | Ryan Dennick |
| Pitching Coach | David Anderson |
| Bench Coach | Chris Gutierrez |
| Athletic Trainer | Griffin Boyte |
| Athletic Trainer | Josh DiLoreto |
| Performance Coach | Paul Fournier |
| Performance Coach | Jose Gutierrez |
| Development Associate | Tyler Hollow |
| Tulsa Drillers | |
| Manager | Eric Wedge |
| Hitting Coach | Blake Gailen |
| Pitching Coach | Luis Vasquez |
| Pitching Coach | Durin O’Linger |
| Bench Coach | Cordell Hipolito |
| Bullpen Catcher | Jose Capellan |
| Athletic Trainer | Ikuo Kato |
| Athletic Trainer | Dylan Correa |
| Performance Coach | Ethan Quarles |
| Development Associate | Kupono Decker |
| Great Lakes Loons | |
| Manager | Jair Fernandez |
| Hitting Coach | Kevin LaChance |
| Pitching Coach | Sean Coyne |
| Pitching Coach | Eduardo Dominguez |
| Bench Coach | Joe Thon |
| Development Coach | Braelin Hence |
| Bullpen Catcher | Ezra Lacina |
| Athletic Trainer | Akinori Maeda |
| Performance Coach | Gage Crosgrove |
| Development Associate | Alec Schulte |
| Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | |
| Manager | John Shoemaker |
| Hitting Coach | Johermyn Chavez |
| Pitching Coach | Ramon Troncoso |
| Pitching Coach | Brandon Bailey |
| Bench Coach | Dunior Zerpa |
| Bullpen Catcher | Marco Hernandez |
| Athletic Trainer | Alfredo Casillas |
| Performance Coach | Jake Taylor |
| Development Associate | Max Delorme |
| Arizona Complex League | |
| Manager | Juan Apodaca |
| Hitting Coach | Zach Reks |
| Hitting Coach | Juan Diaz |
| Hitting Coach | Danny Dorn |
| Pitching Coach | Andres Urbina |
| Pitching Coach | Richard De Los Santos |
| Bench Coach | Johan Garcia |
| AZ Complex Coordinator | Fumi Ishibashi |
| Bullpen Catcher | KJ Hallgren |
| Bullpen Catcher | Umar Male |
| Baseball Technology Associate | Cooper Ross |
| Performance Coach | Walter Lindo |
| Performance Assosicate | Stephany Soto |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Zoe Tammen |
| Athletic Trainer | Quinn McDonald |
| Athletic Trainer | Bob Barron |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Morgan Sullens |
| Development Associate | Jason Steiner |
| Development Associate | Tyler DeJong |
| Dominican Summer League | |
| Manager | Leury Bonilla |
| Manager | Sergio Mendez |
| Hitting Coach | Victor Sosa |
| Hitting Coach | Andre Ruche |
| Hitting Coach | Audy Ciriaco |
| Assistant Coach | Jaffe Garcia |
| Bench Coach | Jeremy Gaines |
| Bench Coach | Wladimir Chalo |
| Infield Coach | Ryan Whithorn |
| Assistant Infield Coach | Yerdel Vargas |
| Sr. Advisor, Campo Las Palmas | Antonio Bautista |
| Pitching Coach | Raidel Chacon |
| Pitching Coach | Roberto Giron |
| Pitching Coach | Jesus Canizales |
| Pitching Coach | Hector Rodriguez |
| Assistant Pitching Coach | Jose Rodulfo |
| Latin America Medical Coordinator | Jorge Gonzalez |
| Athletic Trainer | Nathanael Gilmore |
| Physiotherapist | Walter LaChapel |
| Performance Coach | Rafa Sepulveda |
| Performance Coach | Rafael Figuera |
| Performance Coach | George Drullard |
| Assistant Performance Coach | Andy Espinosa |
| Nutrition Coordinator | Julissa Gomez |
| Development Associate | Jose Ledesma |
| Development Associate | Jackson Roah |
(Article Courtesy of LA Dodgers)
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