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TORONTO - Hitting coach Kevin Seitzer has left the Toronto Blue Jays for the Atlanta Braves. Cheap Yeezy 350 v2 White .The Jays only said they were unable to come to terms on a contract with Seitzer, who was appointed Oct. 31, 2013. But the Braves made it official Monday, announcing Seitzer is replacing Greg Walker as their hitting coach.Seitzer said he didnt receive a 2015 contract offer from the Jays until maybe a week ago. He said he received permission to call the Braves when he couldnt reach a financial agreement with Toronto.The 52-year-old Seitzer, who has also served as hitting coach for the Royals and Diamondbacks, becomes the Braves fourth hitting coach in six seasons.The Jays are bringing back bench coach DeMarlo Hale, pitching coach Pete Walker, first-base coach Tim Leiper and third-base coach Luis Rivera to work under manager John Gibbons.Bullpen coach Bob Stanley has accepted another position within the organization.Gibbons gave his entire coaching staff a vote of confidence on the final day of a season that saw his team finish third in the AL East with an 83-79 record.I will say its a hell of a coaching staff, Gibbons said. Its a good group of individuals, very good baseball guys, and I thought they did a tremendous job. Good, hard-working staff.The Jays ranked fourth in the American League and eighth in the majors with a .259 hitting average in 2014. The previous year, Toronto hit .252 to rank 10th in the AL and 15th in the majors.The Braves hit .241 in 2014, 11th in the National League and 26th in the majors.A former all-star third baseman, Seitzer hit .295 in 12 major league seasons with the Royals, Milwaukee, Oakland and Cleveland.I feel like God gave me a gift to be a hitting coach more than He gave me a gift to be a player, he said.Atlanta also named Jose Castro as assistant hitting coach.Castro, 52, was the Cubs quality assurance coach this season. He was Seattles interim hitting coach in 2008 and has worked as a minor league hitting co-ordinator and coach in the Montreal, Florida, San Diego and Seattle organizations.Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said he hopes to utilize Chipper Jones as a hitting consultant. Jones, who retired after the 2012 season, said he wasnt ready to take on a full-time coaching job when approached by the Braves.Its something that Kevin and Jose are going to have to talk to Chipper about, but I want to see Chipper around this ballpark a lot more than we saw the last two years, Gonzalez said.Greg Walker resigned after the Braves finished 14th in runs scored among National League teams, ahead of only San Diego.---With files from The Associated Press Cheap Yeezy 350 v2 Womens . - The Kansas City Royals are hoping All-Star catcher Salvador Perez will be back in a few days. Cheap Yeezy 350 V2 . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. http://www.yeezys350cheap.com/cheapest-yeezy-boost-350-v2-blue-tint-grey-three-high-resolution-red.html . The flanker began his comeback from a right shoulder injury by coming off the bench on Saturday when Wales opened with a victory over Italy. Warburton replaces Justin Tipuric, one of three changes announced on Tuesday by coach Warren Gatland.Mahela Jayawardene believes Sri Lanka can offer a strong challenge to England this summer if they can hit the ground running. Jayawardene - who will be joining Sky Sports BAFTA-winning cricket team to cover the three Tests in England - has retired from international cricket since Sri Lankas 1-0 Test series victory in England in 2014.Another former skipper, Kumar Sangakkara, has also stepped down since, but Jayawardene remains confident Sri Lanka can spring a few surprises on Alastair Cooks side, despite an inexperienced team struggling against Essex in their opening warm-up match of the tour. They are getting acclimatised but at the same time they have a very young team, especially the batting group, so they need a bit of time out there in the middle, Jayawardene told Sky Sports News HQ.I wish they could have batted for a couple of days to get a bit of confidence but a couple of the youngsters - Kusal Mendis and Suranga Lakmal - did perform, which is encouraging for them.The bowling unit is pretty much the same as the one two years ago that beat England, so they have the experience in that department. Sri Lanka head coach Graham Ford believes his sides performance in England is just as important as winning the matches Sri Lanka have always competed really well when they have toured England. It is something unique for a Sri Lanka team to tour England and we have always challenged here.My heart says they will do the same thing [as 2014] but England are a far superior team, not just in experience but in how they have played for the last few years.It is going to be a daunting task for the Sri Lankan boys but if they get into a good rhythm and start the series well, we should see some exciting cricket.Jayawardene feels captain Angelo Mathews must set the tone for his inexperienced side and picked out a few key players for English fans to keep an eye out for. Angelo Mathews will captain Sri Lanka this summer Mathews had a great time last time when we were here and he is going to be the main pillar in the set-up, added Jayawardene, who was employed by England as a bating consultant during their tour of India. Cheap Yeezy 350 v2 Static. There are some youngsters who should perform well, like Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne and Dimuth Karunaratne, in the batting group.The young fast bowling attack is led by Dhammika Prassad, who is an experienced campaigner, so it gives them that experience.But Dushmantha Chameera has done really well in the last 12 months in one-day cricket and in Test cricket.He is an exciting prospect for us who bowls 145-150 kph, so he could be the surprise package this summer if he gets his line and length right.Although he will not be representing his country this summer, Jayawardene is looking forward to playing for Somerset as well as becoming part of the Sky Sports Cricket team. The first of three Test matches between England and Sri Lanka begins at Headingley in just under two weeks It should be a very good summer. It will give me a chance to watch some great cricket and at the same time be with the Sky Sports team, he said.Playing for Somerset, it is a different county for me. So I am looking forward to that opportunity. We have got Chris Gayle as well as the other overseas player, so it is exciting times.Watch England v Sri Lanka on Sky Sports this summer. Coverage of the first Test from Headingley begins at 10am on May 19 on Sky Sports 2 HD. Also See: Englands options: Openers Sky Ashes coverage wins BAFTA Essex v Sri Lanka latest England v Sri Lanka on Sky ' ' '