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The Atlanta Braves have hired bench coach Walt Weiss as their new manager, the team announced Monday.
At the end of the regular season, the team announced that manager Brian Snitker would serve in an advisory role with the Braves and that they were searching for a new skipper.
Weiss, like the Braves did with Snitker nearly a decade ago, was promoted from within. The 61-year-old spent the last eight seasons as the Braves’ bench coach, including during the team’s 2021 World Series run.
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Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss coaches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 9, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA Today Sports)
Weiss spent 11 total seasons in the Braves organization – three as a player and eight on the bench. Weiss played for the Braves from 1998 to 2000, hitting .257 with two home runs during his three seasons with the team.
He appeared in his only All-Star Game in 1998, the only time he was named to the Midsummer Classic during his 14-year playing career. Weiss was named Rookie of the Year with the Oakland Athletics in 1988.
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Atlanta Braves bench coach/manager Walt Weiss and manager Brian Snitker laugh in the dugout during the Pittsburgh Pirates game at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia on September 28, 2025. (Jordan Godfree/Imagn Images)
This is Weiss’ second major league managerial job, having managed the Colorado Rockies from 2013 to 2016. Weiss went 283-365 in his four seasons with the Rockies and did not make the playoffs during his time in Colorado.
Tuxedo, New York, native and Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos is expected to hold a news conference Tuesday.
Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss takes batting practice before the Pirates game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on May 10, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
The Padres and San Diego Rockies are the last two teams to have a managerial vacancy. The Texas Rangers hired Skip Schumaker, the Baltimore Orioles selected Craig Albernaz, the San Francisco Giants made the historic decision to hire Tony Vitello from Tennessee, the Los Angeles Angels hired former catcher Kurt Suzuki, the Minnesota Twins got Derek Shelton, while the Washington Nationals signed Blake Butera.
