ATLANTA — One 12 months after serving to the Rangers win a World Sequence title, Tim Hyers is coming dwelling to information the Braves’ offense.
Hyers was introduced because the Braves’ new hitting coach on Thursday. The 53-year-old suburban Atlanta native crammed the identical position for the Rangers over the previous three seasons. He has gained a World Sequence on the finish of two of his seven seasons as an enormous league hitting coach (Purple Sox, 2018).
The 2023 Braves have been the primary staff in AL/NL historical past to provide a .500-plus slugging proportion. The highly effective bunch matched an MLB report with 307 homers and set a modern-era franchise report with 947 runs scored. This season was a special story, as 5 place gamers from the Opening Day lineup missed no less than two months.
Hyers will oversee a lineup that can profit from the return of 2023 NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr., who underwent season-ending knee surgical procedure after tearing his left anterior cruciate ligament on Might 26. Austin Riley may also be again within the combine after lacking this previous season’s remaining six months with a fractured proper hand.
The 2025 Braves’ lineup will embody Acuña, Riley, Matt Olson and Marcell Ozuna, who’ve all acquired prime 10 MVP votes throughout the previous two seasons. Ozzie Albies and 2022 NL Rookie of the Yr Michael Harris II add to the lineup’s star energy.
Hyers will likely be tasked with serving to 2023 All-Star catcher Sean Murphy bounce again from the injury-plagued .636 OPS he produced this 12 months. However the hitting coach’s best problem may be his try to be the man to get Jarred Kelenic proper.
Kelenic hit 15 homers and constructed a .679 OPS over 449 plate appearances. The 25-year-old has confirmed to be a succesful fourth outfielder. However after they spent roughly $17 million to achieve the prospect to regulate him for 5 years by means of a Dec. 2023 commerce with the Mariners, the Braves are hoping he begins to reside as much as the potential he had when he was a first-round choice for the Mets in 2018 (No. 6 general) and one of many sport’s prime prospects whereas in Seattle’s system.
Hyers attended Newton Excessive College, positioned roughly 30 miles east of downtown Atlanta, and he was taken by the Blue Jays within the second spherical of the 1990 MLB Draft. His large league profession consisted of 133 video games performed over 4 seasons for the Padres (1994-95), Tigers (’96) and Marlins (’99).
Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos was in Los Angeles’ entrance workplace when Hyers was the Dodgers’ assistant hitting coach from 2016-17.
Hyers additionally crossed paths with Braves ace Chris Sale whereas serving as Boston’s hitting coach from 2018-21. The Purple Sox beat the Dodgers within the 2018 World Sequence.
