Dodgers announce 2026 minor-league coaching staffs including Triple-A Oklahoma City lineup

The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized their 2026 minor‑league coaching staffs, a largely continuity-driven slate that preserves institutional knowledge while promoting a few key internal hires that reshape player development pathways. Six of last season’s seven minor‑league managers return in the same roles, and the Triple‑A Oklahoma City Comets lineup highlights a mix of veteran staff and freshly minted coaches making the jump to pro instruction.

At the top of the Triple‑A list, Scott Hennessey returns as manager of Oklahoma City, described by the Comets as the club’s second‑year manager. Joe Thon is the bench coach, Dylan Nasiatka serves as hitting coach, and David Dahl, the recently retired outfielder, moves into a dual role as outfield and assistant hitting coach after seven professional seasons that included time with the Rockies, Rangers, Padres, and Phillies and a 2023 stint in Triple‑A Oklahoma City. The OKC staff includes two pitching coaches, David Anderson and Ryan Dennick, and a full complement of support staff: bullpen catcher KJ Hallgren, performance coaches Paul Fournier and Ethan Quarles, development associate Tyler Hollow, head athletic trainer Griffin Boyte and athletic trainer Josh DiLoreto.

Those personnel moves carry clear development and performance implications. David Anderson arrives at Triple‑A with documented success: his Loons staffs led the Midwest League in strikeouts during his three seasons there and finished among the top four in ERA, and he brings collegiate coaching experience at Muhlenberg, Cornell and Emory. Paul Fournier deepens the strength and conditioning profile with 17 years of Major League S&C experience, including eight seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies; Ethan Quarles is a promotion from Double‑A Tulsa’s performance staff. Athletic trainer Josh DiLoreto returns after earning the PCL Athletic Trainer of the Year honor in 2024 while with El Paso, while Griffin Boyte begins his fourth season with OKC and has been with the Dodgers organization since 2019.

Across the system, the only managerial change is Fumi Ishibashi taking over the Arizona Complex League Dodgers. Ishibashi brings long institutional knowledge: 16 years in the Dodgers’ coaching ranks, prior bullpen catcher service, work as a complex coordinator at Camelback Ranch and a previous minor‑league managerial stint in the Dominican Summer League. John Shoemaker will manage Class‑A Ontario in his 50th year with the organization, Eric Wedge returns to Double‑A Tulsa for a second season, and Jair Fernandez remains at High‑A Great Lakes.

The Dodgers’ investment in continuity and in-house promotions sends a clear business message: the organization values a consistent developmental philosophy and is conserving institutional scouting and coaching capital rather than rebuilding staffs from the outside. The Dominican Summer League operation at Campo Las Palmas will be overseen by returning managers Leury Bonilla and Sergio Mendez, supported by an extensive roster of coaches including Wladimir Chalo, Andre Ruche, Victor Sosa, Alex De Jesus, Roberto Giron and others, underscoring the franchise’s long game in Latin America.

For Oklahoma City fans and prospect-watchers, the 2026 staff blends experience and fresh perspective: expect a focus on strikeout suppression and pitching polish under Anderson and Dennick, and hands-on outfield and hitting work from Dahl and Nasiatka. The next milestones will be spring workouts and the first games of the season, where these coaches’ methods will start to shape the next wave of Dodgers talent.