(MILWAUKEE BREWERS) – The Milwaukee Brewers have completed their coaching staff for the 2026 season. Four returning coaches will be assuming new roles while four new coaches have joined the staff. The announcement was made by President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Matt Arnold.
Jason Lane, who was previously third base coach, has been named offense and strategy coordinator. Lane returns for his 11th season on the staff. Jim Henderson, previously assistant pitching coach, will serve as pitching coordinator as he enters his fifth season on the staff. Eric Theisen, who joined the staff last season as hitting coach, has been appointed lead hitting coach. Matt Erickson enters his third season on the coaching staff as he switches from infield coach to third base coach. Erickson will continue lead infield instruction.
Field coordinator Néstor Corredor (fourth season), pitching coach Chris Hook (eighth season) and bullpen coach Charlie Greene (third season) will also return to the coaching staff in their previous positions under manager Pat Murphy.
New to the coaching staff in 2026 are first base coach Spencer Allen, hitting coach Guillermo Martinez, hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach and assistant pitching coach Juan Sandoval.
Allen, 48, is coming off his fourth season with the Brewers and second as director of player development (2024-25). He has also served as assistant Minor League field coordinator (2022) and Minor League field coordinator (2023) and was the organization’s outfield and baserunning instructor. Prior to joining the Brewers, Allen was the head baseball coach at Northwestern University from 2016-21.
Martinez, 41, joins the Brewers after spending last season as the hitting coach for Double-A Knoxville in the Chicago Cubs system. Martinez worked in the Toronto Blue Jays organization from 2018-24 as Minor League hitting coordinator (2018) and Major League hitting coach (2019-24). He began his coaching career as a Minor League hitting and infield coach with the Blue Jays (2012-13) and also served as the hitting coach for Class-A Myrtle Beach in the Cubs system (2014-17).
Vogelbach, who turned 33 on December 17, began his coaching career last season as a special assistant for hitting with the Pittsburgh Pirates following a nine-year Major League career with Seattle (2016-20), Milwaukee (2020-21), Pittsburgh (2022), New York-NL (2022-23) and Toronto (2024).
Sandoval, who turns 45 on January 12, recently completed his fourth season with the Brewers and second as assistant coordinator of Minor League pitching (2024-25). He joined the organization in 2022 as a pitching coach in the Dominican Republic after pitching in the Minor Leagues and internationally from 2002-19, including in the Milwaukee system from 2008-09.
Al LeBoeuf, formerly lead hitting coach, and Julio Borbón, formerly first base coach, will transition to expanded roles in the organization and assist in efforts across baseball operations with a focus on player development and scouting. Daniel de Mondesert will transition from assistant coach to game preparation specialist.
Christian Correa (third season) and Ty Duvall (first season) will serve as the team’s bullpen catchers in 2026.
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