How common is it to see family ties in MLB coaching staffs?
January 6, 2026
How common is it to see family ties in MLB coaching staffs?
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Wasn’t Don the Dodgers manager when Preston was in the Dodgers minor league system? Funny how that works
Evansville’s very own
Tommy Lasorda was the nepotism king. Hell the only reason Piazza ever got into the show was because Lasorda was his godfather.
Nepotism is every business
All about who you know.
Alex Avila’s dad became general manager of the Tigers in 2015 while Alex was on the team. son became a free agent that offseason and father Al didn’t offer him a contract
Donnie Baseball: Nepo Daddy
“You’re fired”
“You’re grounded”
Dale Berra played for his dad in NY in the 80’s. Believe Dale wasn’t very good and had a bit of a drug problem
9 comments
Wasn’t Don the Dodgers manager when Preston was in the Dodgers minor league system? Funny how that works
Evansville’s very own
Tommy Lasorda was the nepotism king. Hell the only reason Piazza ever got into the show was because Lasorda was his godfather.
Nepotism is every business
All about who you know.
Alex Avila’s dad became general manager of the Tigers in 2015 while Alex was on the team. son became a free agent that offseason and father Al didn’t offer him a contract
Donnie Baseball: Nepo Daddy
“You’re fired”
“You’re grounded”
Dale Berra played for his dad in NY in the 80’s. Believe Dale wasn’t very good and had a bit of a drug problem