* = New Position for 2026 | ** New Assignment for 2026 | Italics = New to the organization
ROCHESTER
Manager – Matthew LeCroy
Hitting Coach – Brian Daubach
Asst. Hitting Coach* – Travis Fitta
Pitching Coach – Fernando Nieve
Asst. Pitching Coach* – Sam Narron**
Athletic Trainer – Eric Montague
Asst. Athletic Trainer* – Vanessa Weisbach
Strength/Conditioning – Mike Warren
Assoc. Strength/Conditioning* – Amanda Means
Defensive Coach* – Mario Lisson**
Quality Control & Development* Coach – Anthony Deleo
HARRISBURG
Manager – Delino DeShields
Hitting Coach – Darin Everson
Pitching Coach – Rigo Beltrán
Asst. Pitching Coach* – Pete Horner
Athletic Trainer – Don Neidig
Assoc. Athletic Trainer* – Brooke Boggs
Strength/Conditioning – Ryan Grose
Assoc. Strength/Conditioning – Juan Carlos Gonzalez
Defensive Coach* – Nik McClaughry
Coach on Staff* – JT Heenan
WILMINGTON
Manager – Ted Tom
Hitting Coach – Hudson Byorock
Pitching Coach – Justin Lord**
Asst. Pitching Coach* – Niko Leontarakis
Athletic Trainer – Kirby Craft
Assoc. Athletic Trainer* – Brandon Harrist
Strength/Conditioning – Jordan Chen
Assoc. Strength/Conditioning* – Preston Fausnaught
Defensive Coach* – Mitchell Boe
FREDERICKSBURG
Manager – Chris O’Neill
Hitting Coach – Jake Scheiner
Pitching Coach – Luke Dziados
Asst. Pitching Coach* – Luis Villanueva
Athletic Trainer – Jacob Meyer
Strength & Conditioning Coach – Mike Reiskind
Assoc. Strength/Conditioning Coach* – Zac Watkins
Coach on Staff* – Isaac Kim
Defensive Coach* – Anthony Ray
It’s unclear if or when there might be a press release regarding the FCL and DSL, but if one emerges, this post will be updated.
Suffice it to write, that’s a lot of new faces. But it’s to be expected with a regime change and what can only appear to be an effort to modernize the organization.
UPDATE
No official press release (unless you count MASN) but here’s the rest of the coaches
FCL
Mangaer – Carmelo Jaime
FCL Hitting Coach* – Ender Chávez
Complex Hitting Coach* – Cole Evans
Pitching Coach – Franklin Bravo
Pitching Coach – Justin Simanek
Complex Defensive Coach* – Cayden Phillips
Complex Development Coach* – Josh Freligh
Complex Development Coach* – Daniel Minter**
Athletic Trainer – Nitfrancis Marrero
Associate Athletic Trainer – TBA*
Strength & Conditioning Coach – Nathan Sier
Associate Strength & Conditioning Coach* – Gehrig Spradlin
DSL
Manager – Sandy Martinez
Academy Hitting Coach* – Alan Mejia
Asst. Hitting/Outfield Coach* – Freddy Guzman
DSL Hitting Coach* – Rafael Ozuna
Academy Pitching Coach* – Blaise Martinez
DSL Pitching Coach – Feliberto Sanchez
DSL Assistant Pitching Coach – Niomar Gomez
Academy Defensive Coach* – Brenny Escanio
Catching Coach – Jeremy Bautista
Athletic Trainer – Isaac Adornetto
Associate Athletic Trainer – TBA*
Strength & Conditioning Coach – Santo Del Rosario
Strength & Conditioning Coach – TBA*
Academy Administrator – Eduardo Castro
Administrative Assistant – Lorena Rosario
And the non-affiliate-specific folks…
Assistant Director, Player Development – John Wulf
Assistant Director, Player Development – David Longley
Manager, Player Development – Patrick Coghlan
Director, Minor League and Florida Operations – Ryan Thomas
Manager, Minor League Operations and Education – Andrew Scarlata
Assistant, Minor League Operations – Julia Petrovich
Assistant, Florida Operations – Daniel Crooks
Coordinator, Minor League Video – Allan Bekerman
Strength & Conditioning Coordinator – Gabe Torres
Assistant Coordinator, Strength & Conditioning – Shane Hill
Coordinator, Minor League Medical – Toby Williams
Assistant Medical Rehab Coordinator – Jeff Allred
Latin American Training Coordinator – Manny Moore
Physical Therapist – James Wood
A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens
Dietitian – Nikki Fioretti
Director, Defense, Baserunning & Game Play – Jeremy Barnes
Complex / Defensive Coordinator – Jeremy Sheetinger
Infield Coordinator – Jason Wood
Outfield / Baserunning Coordinator – Chris Prieto
Catching / Game Play Coordinator – Jake Lowery
Director, Hitting – CJ Gillman
Coordinator, Hitting – Russ Steinhorn
Coordinator, Hitting – Phillip Cebuhar
Director, Pitching – Grayson Crawford
Coordinator, Pitching – Sean McGrath
Coordinator, Pitching – Will Hawks
Rehab Coordinator – Dan Mahoney
Pitching Rehab Coach – Eddie Cheong
Senior Advisor, Player Development – Dave Jauss
Advisor, Player Development – Gerardo Parra
That’s roughly four dozen new coaches/personnel. It’s all well and good, but if there’s one thing I’d like to see it’s not having to make jokes about the utter lack of hitting as I have had to do (ok, maybe not “had”) for most of this decade.