Orioles to hire Dustin Lind as hitting coach

The Orioles are expected to add Dustin Lind as hitting coach Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com. The club has not yet announced the move. Lind would be the first addition to new manager Craig Albernaz’s coaching staff.

Lind began his coaching career in 2018 as a minor league quality assurance coach in the Seattle organization. He joined the Giants in 2020 as an assistant hitting coach, a role he would retain until 2023. Lind spent the past two seasons as an assistant hitting coach with the Phillies.

Albernaz and Lind should know each other well, as their paths crossed perfectly in San Francisco. The Baltimore skipper joined the Giants in 2020 as bullpen coach and catching instructor and stayed until 2023. Both Albernaz and Lind then left for other opportunities. Gabe Kapler‘s administrative term ended.

Baltimore has multiple positions to fill on the hitting side. Coach hitting Cody As was hired by Detroit. It was reported in late October that assistant hitting coaches Sherman Johnson and Tommy Joseph would not return in 2026.

The Orioles ranked 24th in scoring last season. It was a disappointing result after they scored the fourth most points in 2024. Lind will have plenty of young firepower to work with next year. Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Jackson vacationAnd Jordaan Westburg have been permanent fixtures in the line-up in recent seasons. Colton Cowser, Samuel BasalloAnd Coby Mayo insist on regular at-bats. Rutschman is the oldest of the core group and is just entering his age-28 season.