signed with Milwaukee, who installed him as their regular third baseman. In 1993 Seitzer became a free agent, signed with Oakland and after a slow start was released at the All Star break that season. He then resigned with Milwaukee, solidified himself as an everyday player, and again made the All-Star team in 1995. He enjoyed what many feel was his best season in 1996 with the Brewers and Cleveland Indians. Seitzer batted .326 with 13 home runs and 78 RBI in '96 while posting a career-high .416 on-base percentage. In two postseason appearances with Cleveland, mostly coming off the bench, he hit .192 with a double, one run scored and four runs batted in. He retired following the 1997 season with a career batting average of .295. During the final years of his career, Seitzer wore an attachment to his batting helmet called a C-flap which was an extra piece of plastic attached to the ear flap that covered the left side of his jaw. He was forced to wear this protection after being hit in the face twice by a pitch; once in 1994 and again in 1995. The helmet evidently did not obscure his batting eye, as he wore it for the rest of his career. Coaching career On October 27, 2006, Seitzer was named hitting coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Seitzer was replaced by Rick Schu on July 11, 2007 as the Diamondbacks' hitting coach. On February 7, 2009, Seitzer was named hitting coach of the Kansas City Royals. On October 4, 2012, the Royals announced Seitzer's contract would not be renewed. Seitzer was hired by the Toronto Blue Jays to be their hitting coach on October 31, 2013. He joined the Braves in the same role on October 27, 2014. High school and college highlights In 1992, Seitzer was inducted into the Eastern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Fame. Seitzer was a member of Lincoln Community High School's fourth-place finish (Lincoln, Illinois) in the 1980 Class AA Illinois High School Association basketball tournament. He scored 46 points in four games in the tournament. in 1981 Seitzer played for Galesburg, Illinois in the Central Illinois Collegiate League. In 1982 Seitzer played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and won the championship that summer. In 1983 Seitzer played for the Butte Copper Kings (Mont.) Pioneer League; The Copper Kings were