The Yankees have a new hitting coach and the hiring is another indication they remain a firm believers in analytics.
Dillon Lawson, the organization’s minor league hitting coordinator since 2018, is being promoted to hitting coach, The Post confirmed Friday.
The move doesn’t come as much of a surprise. The Yankees have increased their reliance on data-driven coaching, first on the pitching side with Matt Blake and Sam Briend, and now on the hitting side with Lawson.
Before joining the Yankees, Lawson was a college coach at Southeast Missouri State and Missouri.
He also took a detour into the Astros’ organization, where he coached Carlos Correa in the minors.
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