Braves first base coach Eric Young Sr . has decided to step away from his role for the 2020 season, overseer Brian Snitker told reporters( including Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ). Young is reportedly a higher-risk applicant for COVID-1 9, though as Burns greenbacks, the team didn’t disclose the specifics of the 53 -year-old Young’s health situation.

Young has been Atlanta’s first base coach for the last two seasons, and has six prior years of first base coaching experience with the Diamondbacks and Rockies before joining the Braves organization. Of trend, Young is probably best recollected for his 15 -season playing career, which accompanied him rack up 465 steals( held for 48 th in baseball history) playing with seven different squads from 1992 -2 006. Young’s son, Eric Jr ., is also a ten-year MLB veteran.

” It was a tough decision for[ Young ]. He’s a gamer ,” Snitker said.” We’ll miss him affectionately because of what he accompanies inside this clubhouse, the vitality. He’s chosen to opt out, we respect that. I respect him even more for doing that and( being with) his family .”

DeMarlo Hale will step into Young’s role as the first base and outfielders instruct. Hale assembled the Braves as a special assistant and minor league coach last season, and he has a long relationship with GM Alex Anthopoulos from their time together in Toronto( when Hale was the Blue Jays’ terrace tutor and Anthopoulos was the general manager ). Young will continue to collaborate with the team in a consulting capacity, with Snitker trying to tell me that Young” will be available for the golf-club( virtually ). He’ll be in constant communication with DeMarlo and the outfielders .”

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