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Tim Corbin hiring former Vanderbilt baseball player Jason Esposito as third hitting coach in 3 years

Vanderbilt baseball is hiring Jason Esposito to be its new hitting coach, according to a report from Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball. Esposito has been a hitting coach with various titles in the Cleveland Guardians organization since 2017. He most recently was the assistant hitting coach for the major league team after previously serving as a run production coordinator and before that worked in the minor league system. Advertisement He played for the Commodores from 2009-11 and was a second-round draft pick of the Orioles in 2011, spending five seasons playing in the minors before retiring. Esposito will be Vanderbilt's third hitting coach in three years as the Commodores fired Mike Baxter after the 2024 season, then brought in former Dayton coach Jayson King. King left after one season. TRANSFER TRACKER Vanderbilt baseball transfer tracker 2025: Who is joining, leaving Commodores via portal Vanderbilt has finished in the bottom five of the SEC in runs scored per game in each of the last four seasons and has lost in the regional round in each of those seasons. The Commodores have not even made it to a regional final since 2022 despite hosting two of the three regionals since, and lack of offense has been the primary culprit. Advertisement Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@ or on X @aria_gerson. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt baseball: Jason Esposito hired as hitting coach | Reports