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MANAGER
Full Name: Brian Gerald Snitker Weight: 190
BRIAN SNITKER DOB: October 17, 1955 Opening Day Age: 65
Height: 6-1
Born: Decatur, IL
Resides: Marietta, GA
Seasons as Braves Manager: 6th
Seasons as a Major League Manager: 6th

• Awards: BBWAA N.L. Manager of the Year (2018), • In his six seasons as Atlanta’s skipper has won 353
PLAYER BIOS Sporting News N.L. Manager of the Year (2x, games and three division titles...Also served as a
2018, ‘19), Baseball America Manager of the Year
coach on the 2019 N.L. All-Star staff, selected by
(2020).
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
• In 2018, guided the Braves to 90 wins and • Only Bobby Cox (2,058), Fredi Gozalez
the N.L. East title, an 18-win improvement (432) and Lum Harris (379) have more
from the previous season...Finished victories as Braves manager since the
with 17-of-30 first-place votes and 116
franchise relocated to Atlanta in 1966.
SEASON IN REVIEW points, 17 more than Milwaukee’s Craig • He is the only manager in franchise
Counsell...Prior to Snitker, Bobby Cox
history to take the Braves to the
(1991, 2004-05) was the only other Braves
postseason in three of his first four full-
manager to win the BBWAA N.L. Manager
seasons.
of the Year award.
• Snitker finished third in that voting in 2019 • Had three other stints on the major-league staff...
Was the third base coach for seven seasons, from
and fourth in 2020.
2007-13, under Bobby Cox and Fredi Gonzalez...
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • Named Sporting News’ N.L. Manager of • Served 20 seasons as a minor-league manager,
Also had two separate stints as the bullpen
coach, first in 1985 and then from 1988-90.
the Year in consecutive seasons, 2018-
19...Became the fifth manager in history to
win in back-to-back seasons...The award
compiling an overall record of 1,301-1,309
has been given out annually since 1936.
• Snitker is in his 45th season in the Braves (.498)...Managed at all levels of the system.
• Five of his minor-league clubs advanced
organization, including his sixth as the major- to the postseason...Won two league titles,
league manager...Named interim manager on both coming with High-A Myrtle Beach
BRAVES HISTORY formally announced as the manager on 10/11/16. • Also seved as a coach in the Braves farm
5/17/16, taking over for Fredi Gonzalez...He was
in consecutive years (1999-2000)...Was
named Manager of the Year both seasons.
• Began the 2016 season as Triple-A
Gwinnett’s manager...After being named
the interim skipper, joined the Braves in system for three seasons, from 1993-94
with Danville and in 1995 with Durham.
Pittsburgh for his first game, on 5/17... • Began his coaching career as a roving
Earned his first win the next day against instructor in 1981...He was originally hired
the Pirates, on 5/18, a 3-1 victory. by Hank Aaron.
OPPONENTS • Atlanta was 9-28 (.243) when Snitker took • As a player, was a catcher and appeared in four
over in 2016...The team went 59-65 (.476)
seasons (1977-80) and 236 games in the minors.
over the final 124 games.
• He is under contract through the 2023 • Graduated from Macon (IL) High School and
played baseball at the University of New Orleans.
season with a club option for 2024.
• Snitker and his wife, Veronica, reside in Marietta,
• He has been in the organization since Ga....They have two children, Erin and Troy, and
1977, when he signed as a non-drafted
MISCELLANEOUS 32 free agent. of two hitting coaches for the Houston Astros.
three grandchildren...Troy currently serves as one
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