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 keeping 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 group has but to announce the strikes however O’Brien studies that each one three coaches — who have been every below contract with the Braves by means 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 group hasn’t introduced the strikes however the coaches have been knowledgeable. Every was below contract with the Braves by means of 2025.
— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) October 10, 2024
The Atlanta Braves have 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 an everyday season most notable for a barrage of accidents that price 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 supplied rather a lot in his tenure with the #Braves, however I’ll most bear in mind the unimaginable lineup playing cards he created till MLB determined they’d be higher in a uniform printed kind.
They have been mistaken. These have 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.
In keeping with O’Brien, the Braves will exchange the 2 hitting coaches however is not going to fill the catching-coach place, which was designed particularly for Fasano.
The Braves will exchange 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 isn’t a candidate for one of many hitting-coach jobs, as he has rather a lot happening exterior baseball.
— David O’Brien (@DOBrienATL) October 10, 2024
Seitzer was MLB‘s longest-tenured hitting coach. Widespread Corridor of Famer Chipper Jones, who performed his whole profession in Atlanta, isn’t a candidate to switch him, O’Brien notes.
Teaching modifications aren’t at all times introduced in the course of the postseason, however in keeping with Mark Bowman of MLB.com, the Braves entrance workplace needed to present 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 one more 12 months. Braves needed to present them an opportunity to land elsewhere.
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) October 10, 2024
Supervisor Brian Snitker — who will return — recently said he anticipated his whole teaching employees to return in 2025. However O’Brien studies that Braves basic supervisor Alex Anthopoulos had but to start their postseason evaluations.
Although #Braves‘ Anthopoulos & Snitker mentioned after being eradicated from the wild-card spherical they supposed to convey again the teaching employees, a supply mentioned that they had not begun the analysis course of at that time. They made the strikes now to present 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 modifications 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, a minimum of there will probably be some job openings to pursue.
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