The only manager to win the World Series with the Atlanta Braves in the past three decades is no longer at the helm.
Brian Snitker informed the Braves that he would no longer manage the team, stepping aside into an advisory role after they were the baseball’s most disappointing team in 2025.
Snitker, 69, had been managing the Braves for the past decade and guided them to the 2021 World Series title — one of only two championships for the franchise since it moved from Milwaukee in 1966.
Snitker holds an 811-668 record in nine seasons as Braves manager and won the National League Manager of the Year in 2018, when they went 90-72 and won the first of their six straight NL East titles.
The Braves went 76-86 this season and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
Snitker To Be Inducted Into Braves Hall of Fame
Aside from his transition from manager to a senior advisory role with the club, the Braves also announced Snitker would be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame before a to-be-determined 2026 regular-season game.
Snitker has spent the past 49 years in the Braves organization and managed both in the minor leagues and majors over the past 30 seasons. He is the second-winningest manager among major-league skippers in the organization’s history, trailing only Bobby Cox’s 2,149 wins.
Yet, that Snitker got the chance to manage the Braves is a testament to his dedication and perseverance.
He only started as a big-league manager at age 60, yet he reignited Atlanta to a new golden age at Truist Park, which has become the envy of major-league owners everywhere. The era has been hallmarked by homegrown players like Ronald Acuna Jr., Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley and of course former Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, each of whom helped the Braves win both the NL pennant and defeat the Houston Astros in six game in the 2021 World Series.
Brian Snitker ‘Teetered On The Fence’ About Retiring
Snitker will turn 70 on Oct. 17 and had been considering his future with the club throughout the 2025 season.
I’ve teetered on the fence,” Snitker said of retirement after the Braves‘ final game on Sept. 28, a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to the Associated Press. “I’ve never been through this before. I wasn’t sure how to navigate it. I’ve talked to a lot of people who have been through it who got some good advice. I’ve just tried to stay in the moment and focus on today.
“As we’re sitting here right now, I still feel good.”
Snitker and the Braves endured his most challenging season since taking over midseason as interim manager for Fredi Gonzalez in 2016. Atlanta was widely picked to challenge the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East crown yet never sniffed the postseason race after starting the season 0-7.
The Braves were ravaged by injuries — especially to reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale — and inconsistent pitching, which led to the 22nd-ranked ERA for starting pitchers (4.48), 33 blown leads and 11 walkoff losses.
Still, the Braves job should invite high-end candidates, since they have a great core of players, solid ownership and a jewel of a ballpark.
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