The Braves are bringing back their entire coaching staff for 2027, choosing continuity over a shakeup after a season that left some fans frustrated with the offense.
That means Tim Hyers is staying on as hitting coach, despite growing criticism and the fact that his two-year contract had expired after the 2026 season. Sources told Jesús Cano of The Athletic that Atlanta is returning every member of the staff, including Hyers and the rest of the hitting group.
Hyers arrived in 2025 with the hope that he could help recapture some of the spark from the Braves’ 2023 offense while also sharpening the club’s situational hitting and plate discipline. Two years in, the results have been mixed at best. Atlanta finished 2026 eighth in runs scored, but only 20th in wRC+ and third-worst in walk-rate.
Even so, the Braves are sticking with him for a third season.
The decision also keeps Jeremy Hefner in place as pitching coach. Atlanta hired Hefner after the Mets chose not to retain him, and that move may have been a major piece of the puzzle in the Braves winning the NL East this past season.
The rest of the staff is back as well: bench coach Tony Mansolino, first base coach Antoan Richardson, third base coach Tommy Watkins, assistant hitting coach Darnell Coles, bullpen coach J.P. Martinez, catching coach Dustin Garneau, and major league coaches Eddie Perez and Tony Diaz.
Perez and Hyers were the only holdovers from the Snitker regime, aside from Walt Weiss, who was promoted from bench coach to manager.
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