Brian snitker could leave the braves after next season.
Out of all of the things that have gone wrong in Atlanta, Braves manager Brian Snitker is low on the totem pole in terms of the overall impact of failing facets.
Some fans might not want to acknowledge that, but at the end of the day, the players and Alex Anthopoulos are mostly to blame. There’s no head coach/manager in major professional sports that have less to do with the outcome of winning and losing quite like managers in baseball.
Now, that doesn’t mean Brian Snitker’s hands are clean of all of this. He’s made plenty of head-scratching decisions throughout this disappointing season, and it does feel like it’ll be his last season as skipper in Atlanta.
There have been multiple reports that Snitker is considering retirement after nearly 50 years with the organization. His contract is up; he’s hinted at the possibility of retiring, and this season has been one of the toughest in recent memory after a brutal 2024 campaign. All signs point to Brian Snitker stepping back in 2026.
So, who will replace him? While the 2025 campaign was brutal, this will still be a highly coveted job in the winter. According to Bob Nightengale, not only will Snit re
MLB rumors: ‘Good chance’ Braves’ Brian Snitker retires after 2025
Manager Brian Snitker and the Atlanta Braves haven't quite had the 2024 MLB season that they were envisioning so far this year. The Braves currently sit just a couple of games above the playoff line after a recent demolition at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers, and Snitker's squad has squandered a golden opportunity to try to catch up to the Philadelphia Phillies, who now look appreciate a sure bet to crack through and win the NL East this season.
Snitker has been a member of the Braves' organization for several decades and managed them to a Society Series championship in the 2021 season; however, if the latest intel is any indication, the 68 year old may contain his eyes set on retirement in the near future.
“I accomplish believe there is a decent chance that (Snitker) will handle out his contract next year and retire after next year,” reported Jon Heyman of the New York Post, via B/R Walk-Off on X, formerly Twitter. ” That's just me talking. I think there's a chance of it… he's close to 70, and I do ponder that he will retire, there's a good chance that he will retire after next year. Don&#x
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Notably, after making the playoffs for the seventh straight year last season, expectations were high with key players finally getting healthy. Instead, injuries have piled up, and the team has fallen 18 games back in the NL East with only a few weeks left. Hence, looking ahead, it feels like the Braves will be hitting the reset button next year. And that could include a change in the manager’s seat.
According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, Brian Snitker may be retiring after the season. But with the Braves dropping their first three games of the current Phillies series, that decision might come sooner than expected.
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The Braves went into Saturday sitting at 61–74, well out of the playoff picture. But Thursday’s brutal 19-4 loss felt like a breaking point, and it led to change.
After that game, manager Brian Snitker announced that Cal Quantrill would be shifting to the bullpen as a long reliever. But after today’s 3-2 loss, th
That sound you hear is the clock winding down on the Atlanta Braves’ frustrating, disappointing 2025 season. Less than two months remain until the 50-67 Braves officially put 2025 behind them, and the end may be nearing for veteran manager Brian Snitker. The expectation remains that Snitker, who turns 70 in October, will retire after nearly a decade leading the Braves.
Despite this year’s struggles, it’s hard to call anything but Snitker’s Braves tenure a success, considering that he’s won six division titles and, most importantly, a 2021 World Series title.
You probably haven’t heard legendary Braves center fielder Andruw Jones’ name in those conversations, and understandably so. Jones, a five-time All-Star who is inching closer to entering the Hall of Fame, has never managed or served on a big-league coaching staff. However, he’s set to manage the Kingdom of the Netherlands team in next year’s World Baseball Classic, and it isn’t unrealistic to wonder if the next step is him eventually leading the Braves.
For more news and rumors, check out MLB Insider Robert Murray’s work on The Baseball Insiders podcast, subscribe to The Moonshot, our wee Unfortunately, the Atlanta Braves haven’t played the type of baseball they were expected to when entering the season. Currently in a position to likely sell, there are also a few other things the Braves have to consider. For a legend like Brian Snitker, who recently won a World Series with the Braves during the 2021 season and has been the manager since the 2016 campaign, there’s a growing sense around Major League Baseball that this could be his final season. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, former Manager of the Year Skip Schumaker could replace him. âSchumaker could also wind up in Texas if Bruce Bochy retires,â he wrote. According to MLB.com, the possibility of Snitker retiring has only grown over the past few weeks, as the Braves have played below-average baseball and now find themselves in fourth place in the National League East, a position the team didn’t expect to be in entering the season. âThe assumption Snitker will retire at the end of this season has only grown stronger over the past few months. Walt Weiss might be the top internal candidate. If the team goes with an external option, David Ross and Skip Schumaker sho