Phillies Hire Ex-Nats Staffer Joe Dillon as New Hitting Coach
By Parker White
The Philadelphia Phillies have decided to hire from within the division to fill their open hitting coach position.
Joe Dillon, who was the Washington Nationals' assistant hitting coach last year, will serve as the Phillies new hitting coach under manager Joe Girardi.
The Phillies have hired Joe Dillon as hitting coach. Dillon most recently served as assistant hitting coach for the Nationals for the past two seasons.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) November 21, 2019
Dillon is highly regarded and certainly bettered his resume by being part of the Nationals' World Series winning team in 2019. He's been the assistant hitting coach for Washington the last two seasons, working under Washington hitting coach Kevin Long, who spent seven seasons as Girardi's hitting coach with the New York Yankees.
Before his tenure in Washington, Dillon served as the Miami Marlins' minor league hitting coordinator from 2015-2017.
Cardinal Newman/SRJC baseball grad Joe Dillon is the @phillies new hitting coach:https://t.co/6z2HfUaQ4K@SRJCbaseball @CNSportsMed @NorthBayNews
— Kerry Benefield (@Benefield) November 21, 2019
The 44-year-old does have experience playing in the major leagues, spending parts of four seasons with the Marlins, Brewers and Rays. Dillon replaces the great Charlie Manuel, who became the Phillies hitting coach after John Mallee was let go in August.