Brian Snitker is entering his 10th season as the Braves’ manager, and his 49th season overall as a member of Atlanta’s organization. The skipper also turns 70 years old in October, and his most recent contract extension with the Braves (signed back in January 2023) was just a one-year pact that covered the 2025 campaign. With all this in mind, Snitker seems to be at least considering ending his managerial career once this season is over.
In fact, he told USA Today’s Bob Nightengale that last year, he did view 2025 as his last season, though he now isn’t ready to make a final call. “ I still feel really good, and the 50-number [50 years with the Braves] is something I think it’d be kind of cool ,” Snitker said. “ But right now, I’m leaning towards getting through today.
We’ll play it by ear and see what happens .” It speaks to Snitker’s baseball-lifer status that stepping away from the manager’s chair wouldn’t mean he is retiring entirely, as “ hopefully, I’ll just stay around here and be one of those advisor guys. I’ll go to the minor-league parks, come to Spring Training a little bit and spend a lot of time watching my grandkids .
” So technically, such an advisory role could stretch Snitker’s Atlanta tenure into yet another decade, even if he would be free from the day-to-day grind of managing. Bobby Cox and Frank Selee are the only managers in franchise history with more wins than Snitker, who is 735-585 over his nine-plus seasons. That.
