Braves hire Tim Hyers as hitting coach

The Braves announced that Tim Hyers has been hired as hitting coach for their major league team. He replaces Kevin Seitzer, who was fired two weeks ago. Hyers was the Rangers' hitting coach, so that club now has a vacancy to fill on its staff.

Hyers, now 53, is from Georgia. He was born in Atlanta and attended Newton County High School before being selected by the Blue Jays in the 1990 draft. He pitched in the majors from 1994 to 1999, playing for the Padres, Tigers and Marlins. After his playing days, he switched to coaching and scouting. He got a job as an assistant hitting coach with the Dodgers for the 2016 season.

Since then, he has served as a hitting coach for two clubs, winning World Series rings with both. He was signed by the Red Sox in 2018, with Boston winning the title in his first year. He was signed by the Rangers until 2022, with the Rangers lifting the trophy in the second of his three seasons there.

It's always hard to separate player performance from coaching performance, but Hyers has had a lot of success recently. He will now bring this to his home team, which he is certainly happy about. According to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News on X, Hyers still lives in the Atlanta area.

While it's a nice homecoming for Hyers, the Rangers will now have to start looking for his replacement as they look to recover from a disappointing 2024 season. In a column with the Dallas Morning News, Grant says the club will look to hire a new staff member even though backup coach/offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker is still with the team.