Los Angeles Dodgers catching coordinator Craig Driver is leaving the team this offseason after two years of service, and will join the Miami Marlins as a first base coach next season.
Driver will replace Tyler Smarslok, who is leaving the Marlins to become a field coordinator for the Washington Nationals.
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The Dodgers had Driver as their catching coordinator in 2024 and 2025, and he is familiar with Marlins manager Clayton McCullough, who served as the Dodgers’ first base coach from 2021-24.
Driver began coaching after the end of his collegiate career, beginning his journey with the University of Puget Sound, for whom he played three years of college baseball. He then flipped between Central Washington University and Puget Sound before switching coasts to serve as a catching coach at Yale University.
He got his first job in the major leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2018, and stayed there through the 2019 season before he joined the Chicago Cubs in 2020. The Dodgers snagged Driver ahead of the 2024 season.
The Dodgers are yet to make a move to replace Driver, and will add a catching coordinator to their list of needs during the offseason. As for Driver, he gets a promotion in the coaching world as he continues to work his way up through the ranks.
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