The Braves announced a couple of additions to their major league coaching staff today. Hugh Quattlebaum and Carlos Méndez will join Brian Snitker’s staff as assistant hitting coaches, working alongside new hitting coach Tim Hyers. Quattlebaum was hired away from the Diamondbacks, while Méndez was promoted from within the Braves organization.
Quattlebaum has been coaching in affiliated ball since 2018 when the Mariners hired him as a minor league hitting coordinator. He left to become the Mets’ director of hitting development in 2021, and briefly served as the team’s interim hitting coach, replacing Chili Davis partway through the year. Quattlebaum returned to his role as director of hitting development in 2022 before he was let go at the end of the season. He then joined the Diamondbacks as the team’s assistant director of hitting for the 2023 and ’24 campaigns.
Méndez was primarily a catcher and first baseman during his long professional playing career. While he played his lone big league season with the Orioles in 2003, his last stop in the minor leagues was with the Braves organization. He suited up for the Triple-A Richmond Braves from 2005-07. Since then, he has worked as a minor league coach in the organization. This is his first big league coaching job.
Quattlebaum sounds like something you put on a sensitive area.
With that amazing name, it’s more likely he was hired away from a Charles Dickens novel.
I heard he puts the baum in quattle.
The Mandlebaum’s long lost cousin
Mandlebaum! Mandlebaum! Mandlebaum!
Can they assist Jarred Kelenic on how to hit Major League pitching?
They’re hitting coaches, not miracle workers.
I’d hire Hugh Quattlebaum just to have his name on the payroll and get a little giggle every time I see his name.
Hope they don’t believe in “Launch Angle” hitting.
80-grade name alert!
I honestly don’t know that Hugh fellow very well. I know Mendez well.
Hugh came straight outta Hogwarts. Maybe he can teach them to hit with a broomstick.
I used to date a girl with a huge quattlebum.