Brant Brown, the former hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was named the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach for the 2025 season on Tuesday.
hitter coach Brant Brown was appointed St. Louis’ new hitting coach for the 2025 season on Tuesday, receiving strong support from former Cardinals bench coach and two-time World Series champion Skip Schumaker.
Under Schumaker’s leadership, the Marlins emerged as one of baseball’s surprise teams, making the playoffs and earning him the National League Manager of the Year Award.Brown has been a Major League assistant coach for the past seven seasons, working with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins and Seattle Mariners. Brown worked alongside Jon Jay on the Marlins coaching staff in 2023.The Cardinals wrapped up a season with an 83-79 record, missing the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Brown takes over from Turner Ward, another former Dodgers hitting coach, who was dismissed following the franchise's second consecutive playoff absence in 2024. The Cardinals finished the season above .500 but their offense struggled, ranking 12th in the National League in runs , 12th in home runs , and 13th in RBIs .
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