The Braves are reportedly gunning for the coach, others for a wild-card sweep

The Atlanta Braves have fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano, multiple reports said Thursday.

The rest of the Braves’ coaching staff will remain in place, and the club will reportedly replace both hitting coaches but will not add a catching coach moving forward.

The Braves posted an 89-73 record and qualified for the National League playoffs on the final day of the season by playing a doubleheader against the New York Mets on the Monday after the scheduled end of the regular season. The games were postponed due to the impact of Hurricane Helene in late September.

Atlanta made its seventh straight playoff appearance, but that was quickly over when the San Diego Padres defeated the Braves 2-0 in the wild card round.

The Braves were a year away from having the best-performing offense in the major leagues in 2023. In 2024 – while playing most of the year without reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee surgery) – they finished 15th in the majors in batting average (.243) and runs scored (704).

Seitzer, 62, spent the last 10 seasons with the Braves after previous coaching stints with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007), Kansas City Royals (2009-12) and Toronto Blue Jays (2014). He was a two-time All-Star during his MLB career (1986–97).