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Hit Hard: Hitting coaches have short shelf life in majors

Boston Red Sox hitting coach Peter Fatse (62) takes notes in the dugout in the fourth inning during a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at CoolToday Park, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Atlanta Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer sits in the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at CoolToday Park, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Atlanta Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer sits in the dugout with manager Brian Snitker, left, prior to a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at CoolToday Park, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Atlanta Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, left, gets a high five from Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson, right, after Olson's solo home run in the first inning during spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at CoolToday Park, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Arizona Diamondbacks hitting coach Joe Mather applauds Diamondbacks players during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Arizona Diamondbacks hitting coach Joe Mather examines information on a tablet prior to a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Arizona Diamondbacks hitting coach Joe Mather, right, explains something to Jake Hager (16) during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Atlanta Braves hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, left, talks with players and coaches in the dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at CoolToday Park, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) FILE - This is a 2022 photo of Connor Dawson of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team. Dawson is a psychologist, gatekeeper, analyst and strategist. And a hitting coach, too. A whopping 17 teams made a change at hitting coach in the offseason. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File) Boston Red Sox hitting coach Peter Fatse (62) watches the warmup in the fourth inning from the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at CoolToday Park, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in North Port, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Hit Hard: Hitting coaches have short shelf life in majors