The Philadelphia Phillies are set to name Peter Fatse as their hitting coach, according to multiple reports. He is expected to replace Kevin Long, who previously held the role as the team’s hitters struggled in a recent season.
Several outlets frame the move as a staffing change within Don Mattingly’s coaching group. Yahoo Sports reports that Fatse will join Mattingly’s staff alongside Carlos Mendoza, while The Athletic and other coverage describe Fatse’s background in Boston’s organization and his subsequent work as a hitting consultant with the Rays.
Across sources, the central details remain consistent: Fatse is the reported choice, Long is the departing hitting coach, and the decision follows a season in which Philadelphia’s hitting performance declined. The main differences are the amount of career history included and how the outlets characterize the prior regression—ranging from “reported” declines in hitting numbers to a broader description that many hitters regressed.
