The Atlanta Braves are getting used to falling wanting expectations.
That does not imply they’re getting complacent.
After one other first-round playoff exit, the Braves are changing three of their main league coaches, in line with David O’Brien of The Athletic.
The Braves fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes, and catching coach Sal Fasano, O’Brien reported via Twitter/X. The crew has but to announce the strikes however O’Brien reviews that each one three coaches — who had been every below contract with the Braves by way of 2025 — have been knowledgeable.
The #Braves fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano, a supply confirmed to The Athletic. The crew hasn’t introduced the strikes however the coaches have been knowledgeable. Every was below contract with the Braves by way of 2025.
— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) October 10, 2024
The Atlanta Braves had been eradicated by the San Diego Padres in a two-game Nationwide League Wild Card sweep. They solely certified for the postseason on the ultimate day of the common season by splitting a doubleheader with the New York Mets.
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The Mets went on to upset the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game Wild Card thriller, earlier than beautiful the favored Philadelphia Phillies within the NL Division Sequence.
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The Braves went 89-73 in a daily season most notable for a barrage of accidents that value reigning Nationwide League MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. many of the season. Star pitcher Spencer Strider additionally suffered a season-ending elbow damage early within the marketing campaign.
Sal Fasano offered so much in his tenure with the #Braves, however I’ll most keep in mind the unbelievable lineup playing cards he created till MLB determined they’d be higher in a uniform printed type.
They had been fallacious. These had been epic. pic.twitter.com/HzkfZQfWxg
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) October 10, 2024
The postseason defeat marked the third time Atlanta was eradicated of their first playoff collection since profitable the 2021 World Sequence. A perennial contender, Atlanta had its run of six consecutive NL East titles interrupted in September by the Phillies.
Based on O’Brien, the Braves will change the 2 hitting coaches however is not going to fill the catching-coach place, which was designed particularly for Fasano.
The Braves will change the 2 hitting coaches however is not going to fill the catching-coach place, which was designed particularly for Fasano. And from these I’ve spoken to, Chipper Jones just isn’t a candidate for one of many hitting-coach jobs, as he has so much occurring outdoors baseball.
— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) October 10, 2024
Seitzer was MLB‘s longest-tenured hitting coach. Common Corridor of Famer Chipper Jones, who performed his total profession in Atlanta, just isn’t a candidate to interchange him, O’Brien notes.
Teaching adjustments should not at all times introduced in the course of the postseason, however in line with Mark Bowman of MLB.com, the Braves entrance workplace wished to provide the three fired coaches an opportunity to land elsewhere.
Hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano have been knowledgeable they won’t be retained for the 2025 season. Every is below contract yet another 12 months. Braves wished to provide them an opportunity to land elsewhere.
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) October 10, 2024
Supervisor Brian Snitker — who will return — recently said he anticipated his total teaching employees to return in 2025. However O’Brien reviews that Braves common supervisor Alex Anthopoulos had but to start their postseason evaluations.
Although #Braves‘ Anthopoulos & Snitker mentioned after being eradicated from the wild-card spherical they meant to convey again the teaching employees, a supply mentioned they’d not begun the analysis course of at that time. They made the strikes now to provide the coaches time to pursue different jobs.
— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) October 10, 2024
The primary two weeks of the offseason have been a busy time for teaching adjustments for eradicated groups. The Cincinnati Reds fired David Bell and changed him with Terry Francona, then fired three of their hitting coaches. The Miami Marlins fired their entire coaching staff after shedding supervisor Skip Schumaker.
For the just lately fired Braves coaches, no less than there will likely be some job openings to pursue.
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