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weiss 4 FRONT OFFICE

BENCH COACH
Full Name: Walter William Weiss
Height: 6-0 Weight: 210
DOB: November 28, 1963 Opening Day Age: 57 WALT WEISS
Born: Suffern, NY Resides: Parker, CO
Seasons on the Braves Coaching Staff: 4th
Seasons on a Major League Coaching Staff: 8th

• The 2021 season marks Walt Weiss’ fourth on • Won the 1988 A.L. Rookie of the Year and
the Braves coaching staff and his seventh on a was named as a 1998 All-Star in his first PLAYER BIOS
major-league bench...He has served as the bench season with the Braves.
coach in each season with Atlanta..Named to the • Over three seasons with Atlanta, he hit
role on 11/10/17. .257 (210-for-818) in 286 games.
• Prior to joining the Braves’ staff, was Colorado’s • He played for two Hall-of-Fame
manager from 2013-16…Named the sixth managers: Tony LaRussa in Oakland and
manager in Rockies history on 11/7/12, replacing Bobby Cox in Atlanta.
Jim Tracy…Went 283-365 (.437) overall…Stepped • Selected 11th overall in the 1985 draft by
down on 10/3/16. Oakland…Was also drafted in the 10th round SEASON IN REVIEW
• He began his Rockies tenure as a special assistant of the 1982 draft before deciding to attend the
to the general manager, serving in that capacity University of North Carolina.
for seven seasons, from 2002-08...As a special • Weiss and his wife, Terri, have four sons, Blake,
assistant, Weiss supported the major-league Brody, Bo and Brock.
coaching staff and also spent time working in the • Brody, an infielder, was selected by the
organization’s player development system.
Rockies in the 22nd round of the 2012
• In between his roles with Colorado, Weiss was an First-Year Player Draft. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
assistant coach (2009-11) and head coach (2012)
at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo…He • Bo, a right-handed pitcher, was picked
in the 29th round of the 2016 First-Year
also served as an assistant football coach at Regis Player Draft by New York-AL...He did not
for three seasons.
sign and decided to attend Walt’s alma
• Played in parts of 14 major-league seasons with mater, the University of North Carolina...
Oakland (1987-1992), Florida (1993), Colorado Bo transferred to the University of Tampa
(1994-97) and Atlanta (1998-2000)…He had a after two seasons in Chapel Hill.
career .258 average, 182 doubles, 31 triples, 25 BRAVES HISTORY
home runs and 386 RBI in 1,495 games.
• Weiss was a member of four World
Series teams, including the 1989 World
Champion Oakland A’s...Overall, he played
in 46 career postseason games, including
12 in the World Series.
managerial Record OPPONENTS

Overall
Year Club / League W-L Pct. Pos.
2013 Colorado/National 74-88 .457 5th
2014 Colorado/National 66-96 .407 4th
2015 Colorado/National 68-94 .420 5th
2016 Colorado/National 75-87 .463 3rd
Majors Totals 283-365 .437 MISCELLANEOUS

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