The Marlins parted ways with their entire coaching staff and about a dozen employees overall this week, multiple sources said.

The departures are headlined by pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and hitting coach John Mabry.

Others coaches who were informed that they are no longer with the team: assistant hitting coaches Bill Mueller and Jason Hart, third base coach Griffin Benedict, infield coach Jody Reed, bullpen coach Wellington Cepeda, bullpen coordinator Rob Flippo, field coordinator Rod Barajas and bullpen catcher B.J. Lopez.

All of the coaches had expiring contracts.

The Marlins also parted ways, for now, with first base/outfield coach Jon Jay and bench coach Luis Urueta, but the organization has interest in bringing them back, according to a source. The immediate focus is finding a new manager to replace Skip Schumaker, who left the team by mutual agreement this week.

The Marlins also parted ways with the heads of several departments, including head athletic trainer Lee Meyer and strength and conditioning coach Brendan Verner.

Stottlemyre, 60, was the Marlins’ pitching coach for six seasons and helped in the development of Sandy Alcantara, Eury Perez, Jesus Luzardo, Braxton Garrett and others.

Mabry was the Marlins’ assistant hitting coach in 2023 and was promoted to the top job in 2024 after Brant Brown left for the Mariners last winter.

TV PLANS

The Marlins and Diamond Sports are working on a deal to keep the team’s games on Bally Sports Florida next season, but Diamond doesn’t plan to honor the terms of its existing contract with the Marlins and seven other MLB teams.

Diamond, which is in bankruptcy court, has nine teams under contract for 2025: the Marlins, Anaheim, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Tampa Bay.

Diamond said in court this week that it plans to honor only the Braves’ deal in 2025.

But Bally Sports Florida wants to keep Marlins games, and the Marlins also have interest in continuing the relationship, according to a source.

The sides will work on a new contract replacing the one that was set to pay the team more than $50 million next season.

Play-by-play announcer Paul Severino’s contract is up, but there’s no indication that the Marlins want to make a change. No final decision has been made on whether the Marlins plan to continue using a group of four rotating analysts (Tommy Hutton, Rod Allen, Gaby Sanchez, Jeff Nelson), but Bally Sports Florida has been pleased with how that arrangement has gone.