After spending 10 years as hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves, Kevin Seitzer was reportedly hired by the Seattle Mariners in the same position. The Braves moved on from Seitzer at the end of the year.

Per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com:

Sources: Longtime Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer is hired for the same position in Seattle.

But Edgar Martinez will also return to the Mariners coaching staff, but in a broader role, overseeing the club’s overall hitting program.

Seitzer helped the Braves win the World Series in 2021 and helped them become a perennial National League contender over the past decade.

Also from Kramer:

Seitzer played an influential role in the development of local Braves products such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson. He also helped Matt Olson and Marcell Ozuna achieve the best seasons of their respective careers.

Now, the Braves have had a great roster with great players, so it remains to be seen how much of the success was the product of Seitzer and how much was the product of good players with natural ability.

We’ll get a better sense of that answer in Seattle, where the M’s aren’t blessed with as much star power as the Braves. Julio Rodriguez has great potential and Cal Raleigh was a finalist for the American League Silver Slugger at catcher, but beyond that the M’s are a roster filled with questions and plenty of strikeout issues.

Seattle finished 85-77 last season and missed the playoffs. THE Brave has hired Tim Hyers as its new hitting coach.

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