Dillon Lawson

Dillon Lawson is an American professional baseball hitting coach who is a hitting coordinator in the Boston Red Sox organization. He was the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2022 to 2023.

Career
Lawson attended Transylvania University, where he played college baseball as a catcher and first baseman. After graduating, he became a coach at Lindenwood University from 2007 to 2009, IMG Academy from 2010 through 2011, Morehead State University from 2009 through 2012, and Southeast Missouri State University from 2012 through 2015. In 2016, Lawson was the hitting coach for the Tri-City ValleyCats, and in 2017 he coached for the University of Missouri. In 2018, he coached for the Quad Cities River Bandits.

The New York Yankees hired Lawson as their minor league hitting coordinator in 2018. After the 2021 season, the Yankees promoted him to be their major league hitting coach. He was fired on July 9, 2023.

On December 20, 2023, Lawson was hired by the Boston Red Sox to serve as a hitting coordinator, primarily to work with Boston's upper–level minor leaguers.