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Tim Hyers

American baseball player & coach (born 1971)

Field	Value
name	Tim Hyers
image	Tim Hyers (cropped).jpg
caption	Hyers at the White House in 2024
position	Coach / First baseman
birth_date
birth_place	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
team	Atlanta Braves
number	80
bats	Left
throws	Left
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	April 4
debutyear	1994
debutteam	San Diego Padres
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	August 5
finalyear	1999
finalteam	Florida Marlins
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Batting average
stat1value	.217
stat2label	Home runs
stat2value	2
stat3label	Runs batted in
stat3value	19

;As player

San Diego Padres (–)
Detroit Tigers ()
Florida Marlins () ;As coach
Los Angeles Dodgers (–)
Boston Red Sox (–)
Texas Rangers (–)
Atlanta Braves (–present)
World Series champion (, ) Timothy James Hyers (born October 3, 1971) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and current hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, and Florida Marlins. He has also served as the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers.

Playing career

Hyers attended Newton County High School in Georgia and was selected in the second round by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.

During his ten-year (1990–99) minor league career in the Blue Jays, Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and Marlins organizations, he batted .261 with 847 hits.

Hyers was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the San Diego Padres in 1993, playing in 54 major league games the following season, while recording a .254 batting average, seven runs batted in, and nine walks in 118 at bats. After six games with the Padres in 1995, Hyers signed with the Detroit Tigers and recorded two hits in 26 at-bats. Hyers returned to the major leagues in 1999 with 81 at-bats for the Florida Marlins, hitting .222 with four doubles and twelve RBI. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 ft tall and weighed 185 lb. In total, Hyers batted .217 with two home runs and 17 runs batted in in 133 games played during his MLB career.

Post-playing career

After retiring from the playing ranks, Hyers worked as a hitting coach in the Tigers' farm system, and also taught physical education at Victory Christian School in Conyers, Georgia. He then was an area scout for the Boston Red Sox in Georgia during 2009–2012. In 2013, Hyers was appointed the Red Sox' minor league hitting coordinator and served three seasons in that post. During the 2014 season, he served as interim hitting coach for the Red Sox, while Greg Colbrunn was recovering from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Hyers returned to MLB full-time when he was named assistant hitting coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2016 season, serving under new manager Dave Roberts. Hyers was a member of Roberts' staff through the 2017 season. On November 4, 2017, Hyers was named hitting coach of the Boston Red Sox on the staff of new manager Alex Cora. Hyers served as hitting coach for the Red Sox through the 2021 season, including the team's 2018 championship. On November 1, 2021, Hyers declined the team's offer to return for the 2022 season. On November 10, 2021, he was named the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers. Hyers joined the Atlanta Braves in the same role on October 24, 2024.

Personal life

Hyers is the eldest of three sons of parents James and Brenda Hyers. Tim Hyers and his wife Kristin raised three children.

References

(August 4, 2017). "Newton product Tim Hyers enjoying role as hitting coach with Los Angeles Dodgers". Rockdale Newton Citizen.
(April 2, 2013). "America's pastime". The Covington News.
(October 24, 2024). "Braves Hire Rangers' Hitting Coach for Same Capacity". Morgan County Citizen.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121230211133/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121220&content_id=40763330&vkey=pr_bos&c_id=bos Boston Red Sox official website]
Lauber, Scott. (June 30, 2014). "Hitting coach Greg Colbrunn feels 'lucky' to be back with Red Sox".
Weisman, Jon. (December 17, 2015). "Dodgers name coaches for 2016". Dodgers.com.
Browne, Ian. (November 4, 2017). "Red Sox choose Tim Hyers as hitting coach". MLB.com.
Speier, Alex. (November 1, 2021). "Hitting coach Tim Hyers declines Red Sox' offer to return next season".
(2021-11-10). "Hyers rejoins Woodward as Texas' hitting coach".
(October 24, 2024). "Braves hire Hyers as new hitting coach". MLB.com.
(October 24, 2024). "Braves hire Tim Hyers as hitting coach, replacing Kevin Seitzer". ESPN.com.
(2018). "Diamond King". The Newton Community Magazine.
(October 24, 2024). "Braves' new hitting coach Tim Hyers brings World Series experience". The Athletic.

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