ALT The Atlanta Braves today announced two additions to their coaching staff for the 2026 season. Jeremy Hefner will join the club as the major league pitching coach, while Antoan Richardson will serve as the major league first base coach. Hefner, 39, spent the previous six seasons as the pitching coach for the New York Mets. Throughout his tenure, the Mets pitching staff earned six All-Star selections, posted the sixth-best ERA (4.02), gave up the fourth-fewest hits and garnered the fifth-most strikeouts of any National League club. Richardson, 42, served the last two seasons as the first base coach, outfield coordinator and baserunning instructor for the Mets. Under his guidance in 2025, the club led MLB in stolen base percentage (89.1%), ranking seven points higher than the next-closest club.
