Atlanta Braves hire Walt Weiss as their manager

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves hired Walt Weiss as their manager Monday, promoting from within the successor to 2021 World Series winner Brian Snitker.

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Weiss, who turns 62 on Nov. 28, has been the Braves' bench coach since 2018 and was on Snitker's staff four years ago when they won the fourth championship in franchise history. Snitker was also hired internally from Triple-A Gwinnett in 2016 when he replaced Fredi Gonzalez midseason and was given the full-time job the following year.

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This is Weiss' second major league management job after he went 283-365 in four seasons with the Colorado Rockies from 2013-16. During this time they did not reach the playoffs.

Weiss returned to the bench when the Braves hired him in '18. It was a return to Atlanta, where he finished his playing career as a starter for the Braves from 1998-2000, including an All-Star appearance as a starter during that run.

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A native of Tuxedo, New York, Weiss played 14 seasons with Oakland, Florida, Colorado and Atlanta from 1987-2000. He won the World Series as a player for the Athletics in 1989.

Weiss previously worked for the Braves as a special assistant to the general manager from 2002-08.

Snitker, 70, announced in early October that he would not return to the club for an 11th straight year. General manager Alex Anthopoulos said at the time that he didn't have a list of candidates but wanted to move quickly to hire a team.

Former Braves catcher David Ross said last month that he was ready to manage the team again and that getting the job “would be amazing.” It was unclear how seriously Ross was being considered for the position before Weiss was hired.

Weiss and Anthopoulos will hold a joint news conference Tuesday at Truist Park.

With Weiss promoted, only San Diego and Colorado remain unsure of their coaching positions this offseason. Texas hired Skip Shoemaker, Baltimore selected Craig Albernaz, San Francisco drafted Tony Vitello from the college ranks, the Angels selected Kurt Suzuki, Minnesota selected Derek Shelton, and Washington selected Blake Butera.