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Jeremy Hefner joins the Braves as pitching coach after six seasons with the Mets. Darren Yamashita / Imagn Images ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves’ first two additions to new manager Walt Weiss’ coaching staff come from the division-rival New York Mets: pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and first-base coach Antoan Richardson. The Braves announced the hires Wednesday and said they were …

The Braves announced that they have hired Jeremy Hefner as pitching coach and Antoan Richardson as first base coach. Henfer replaces Rick Kranitz while Richardson replaces Tom Goodwin. Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports that third base coach Fredi Gonzalez won’t be returning to Atlanta next year either. Atlanta is plucking a couple of coaches from a division rival. Over a …