Braves Name Bench Coach Walt Weiss As New Manager

Walt Weiss was named nan head of nan Braves, nan team announced Monday. Atlanta parted ways pinch Brian Snitker aft a disappointing play successful 2025, and it opted to beforehand from wrong erstwhile homing successful connected his replacement.

Weiss has been nan Braves’ chair coach since 2018. He had a 14-year playing profession that spanned from 1987 to 2000, and spent his last 3 seasons successful Atlanta. A shortstop, Weiss was a starter astatine nan All-Star Game successful 1998 and had 1,207 hits successful his career. He won nan World Series successful 1989 arsenic a personnel of nan Athletics, and besides won it pinch nan Braves arsenic nan chair coach successful 2021.

He’s antecedently served arsenic nan head of nan Rockies, wherever he was astatine nan helm from 2013 to ‘16. He had a winning percent of .437 successful Colorado, failing to make nan postseason successful immoderate of his 4 seasons pinch nan team.

Weiss is nan 49th head successful Braves’ franchise history, and he’ll inherit a talented roster that he’s plentifulness acquainted with. The squad has made nan postseason successful 7 of nan past 8 years, and is conscionable 4 years removed from a World Series title.

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