sad news, as the head coach has been confirmed.
who has worked for the Atlanta Braves for more than 40 years, was elevated to MLB manager of a rebuilding team in 2016. Given my familiarity with the franchise’s workings, Snitker’s quick success was not shocking.
Early in the 2016 season, Snitker was named to the Braves. Throughout his 124 games with the franchise, Atlanta went 59-65, exceeding their expectations. The Braves went 72-90 in the next season of 2017, which was another positive step in the right direction. Snit has guided the Atlanta Braves to six consecutive National League East Division championships from 2018 until the present.
At 64 years old, Snitker won his first World Series championship in 2021. As the 2023 season draws to a close, David O’Brien reports that Alex Anthopoluos believes Brian Snitker will be heading the Atlanta team by 2024.
While this may surprise some, it should go without saying for the majority of people. Snitker is a guy who played baseball “old school” as a child. In that strategy, players were expected to run out ground balls with their heads down, remain emotionless even in pivotal situations, and ignore analytics.
Snitker, who is 67 years old, has witnessed the shift in the game. He has freely acknowledged that he had to get used to this. With his ability to adapt to the current Major League Baseball landscape, Brian Snitker has been instrumental in the success of the Braves, a team brimming with youthful potential.
