The Marlins announced their 2025 coaching staff on Friday afternoon. The most notable development was the hiring of Blake Lalli as third base coach. Miami also hired Alon Leichman as assistant pitching coach and assistant pitching director, which Christina De Nicola of MLB.com first reported in December.
Lalli had a brief major league playing career. He suited up with the Cubs, Brewers and Braves between 2012-16. Lalli played parts of 12 years in the minors, including six seasons in Triple-A. He ended his playing days over the 2017-18 offseason and moved into managing. Lalli spent five years as a manager in the Arizona system, including the past two for their Triple-A club in Reno. This will be the 41-year-old’s first MLB coaching position.
Leichman, 35, has pitched and coached for the Israeli national team. He worked as a pitching instructor in the Dodgers and Seattle farm systems before getting his first MLB job with the Reds. Leichman spent two seasons as an assistant pitching coach under Derek Johnson in Cincinnati before making the move to Miami.
Clayton McCullough has an entirely new staff for his first year as a major league manager. The rest of the staff (most of which has been covered previously at MLBTR) is as follows: bench coach Carson Vitale, hitting coach Pedro Guerrero, pitching coach Daniel Moskos, first base coach Tyler Smarslok, assistant hitting coach Derek Shomon, bullpen coach Brandon Mann, catching coach Joe Singley, field coordinator Aaron Leanhardt, and performance/data integration strategist Bryson Nakamura.
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