MIAMI – The Miami Marlins today announced the club has finalized its coaching staff for the 2026 season under Clayton McCullough, who enters his second season leading the organization, following a 79-win inaugural campaign as the club’s manager.
The 2026 Major League coaching staff retains seven members from last season: Hitting Coach Pedro Guerrero, Third Base Coach Blake Lalli, Field Coordinator Aaron Leanhardt, Bullpen Coach Brandon Mann, Pitching Coach Daniel Moskos, and Bench Coach Carson Vitale, each returning in their specific roles, while Bryson Nakamura was promoted to Miami’s Major League Strategist.
Miami announces the addition of five new staff members: Blake Butler as Infield Coach, Corbin Day and Chris Hess as Assistant Hitting Coaches, Craig Driver as First Base Coach and Catching Instructor, and Rob Marcello as Assistant Pitching Coach.
Butler, 32, joins the staff to oversee Miami’s infield defense after beginning his professional coaching career with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Minor League system in 2020. The Greensboro, N.C., native concluded his six-year stint in the Pirates’ organization by winning the South Atlantic League Manager of the Year award, guiding High-A Greensboro to consecutive playoff appearances in each of his two seasons at the helm (2024-25), including an 88-43 record last season. A former middle infielder, Butler was selected by Cincinnati in the 15th round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of the College of Charleston and played three years in the Minors before coaching at Francis Marion and Davidson College.
Blake Butler spent two seasons as the manager of the Greensboro Grasshoppers and he played his high school baseball for Coach Dave Beasley, at Southeast Guilford High School…Blake Butler, is a former SEG Falcon….
Congratulations to Blake Butler! Hope it goes well for him in Miami after all of the success he brought to the Grasshoppers.