Manager Brian Snitker’s contract with the Atlanta Braves is extended.
Atlanta The Atlanta Braves, fresh off their third consecutive NL East championship and one victory away from a World Series berth, have extended manager Brian Snitker’s contract through 2023.
The club option for 2024 is part of the extension that was revealed on Friday.
In 2016, the 65-year-old Snitker assumed temporary control of the Braves as the team was undergoing a significant rebuilding project.
In 2018, Atlanta won the first of its three consecutive division titles after he finished 72-90 in his debut season.
Following Friday’s spring training session in North Port, Florida, Snitker remarked, “It feels good.” To be honest, I don’t worry about that kind of thing. I would give it everything I had if this were to be my last year or anything. However, it’s good that someone thinks highly enough of you to offer such a bundle.
Despite being the manager of one of baseball’s most exciting young rosters—which has players in their 20s like Mike Soroka, Ozzie Albies, and Ronald Acuna Jr.—Snitker has developed a good rapport with his players and adapted to general manager Alex Anthopoulos’ analytics-driven approach.
Snitker remarked, “Being around all these guys is refreshing.” “They continue to make me feel good, young, and eager to return. It’s these players who keep me motivated. One major factor that enables them to unwind and simply enjoy what they’re doing is understanding and respecting how they go about it as well as loving what they accomplish.
The Braves defeated Miami in the postseason and Cincinnati in the wild-card round of the previous campaign to win a postseason series for the first time since 2001.
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