Milwaukee Brewers Hitting Coach Leaves For Kansas City Royals

[Matthew Lenz]

For the second time this week, the Milwaukee Brewers have lost a member of their coaching staff. The first move involved associate head coach Rickie Weeks shifting into a scouting role. The second announcement has the hitting coach leaving the organization.

David Lesky of Inside The Crown is reporting that Connor Dawson is being hired as the Kansas City Royals' hitting coach. He had been with the Brewers for the previous four seasons.

Dawson, who grew up near Kansas City, is making a lateral move to return to his hometown team. The Brewers' offense flourished under his watch, ranking among the best run-producing teams in the league despite limited standout performances. Especially in 2025, the offense had the second-best walk-to-strikeout ratio in baseball. In addition to being analytically minded, Dawson knows that life is bigger than baseball. Stringing together quotes from prior interviews, Dawson shared his philosophy, stating, "The thing I talked about the least with players and coaches is a swing. The thing I talked about the most is how we connect with players. That's what matters, the people matter."

He brings that philosophy to a young team that was one of the lowest-scoring teams in baseball. How do you think the Brewers will react to his loss?

View full rumor

[umphrey]

This is the first year in a long time we haven’t all been trying to fire the hitting coach so this makes sense

[Frisbee Slider]

1 hour ago, umphrey said:

This is the first year in a long time we haven’t all been trying to fire the hitting coach so this makes sense

And yet, we trailed only the Dodgers and Yankees in runs scored and our offense was still often maddening 🙂

[treego14]

It's time to make T-Plush a Brewers hitting coach!

He likes to hit!

[izzi]

Will be missed. 

[Turning2]

KC is about to lead the league in infield squib hits