The Oklahoma City Comets, the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, are starting their inaugural season with the new team name under manager Scott Hennessey. Hennessey, a successful former manager of the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, achieved 455 victories during his tenure and led the Drillers to multiple postseason appearances. Alongside him are Dylan Nasiatka and Manny Burriss as hitting coaches, and Ryan Dennick as pitching coach. Hennessey overcame cancer treatment to continue his coaching career, marking a significant personal and professional comeback for the newly rebranded Comets.
Hennessey previously was manager of the Double-A Tulsa Drillers since the middle of the 2017 season. He tallied 455 career victories during his tenure, making him the second-winningest manager in Tulsa baseball history.
His teams in Tulsa finished with a winning record in six of his seven managerial seasons and reached the postseason four times. The six consecutive winning seasons by the Drillers from 2017-23 is the longest streak in franchise history.
Hennessey was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma during the 2023 season and started receiving chemotherapy treatments before returning to the dugout prior to the end of the year.
Nasiatka spent last season with the Drillers and has been a Minor League coach in the Dodgers farm system since 2020. He previously was part of the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and High-A Great Lakes coaching staffs as well.
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