The Atlanta Braves could be looking for a new manager after the season ends, and they could reunite with one of their former coaches if Brian Snitker calls it a career.
Despite their struggles, USA Today's Bob Nightengale revealed that the Braves will not fire Snitker. However, The Athletic's Jim Bowden revealed that Snitker could retire after this season, after nearly 50 years with the Braves organization. He is 764-620 as the Braves manager and led the team to a World Series title in 2021. He became the manager in 2016.
Replacing Snitker will not be easy. However, FanSided's Eric Cole suggested the Braves could go after Ron Washington, who is currently the manager of the Los Angeles Angels and was the Braves' third base coach from 2017-2023.
"It is very clear that the Braves' clubhouse misses Ron Washington greatly as a mentor and coach," wrote Cole. "He is a unicorn of a leader and one that players adored and respected his voice when he needed to correct them. It is also true that Washington is currently managing the Angels who are not a particularly good baseball team and a very poorly run one from ownership to the front office.
"It does seem like a really good fit to just bring Washington back. However, one should at least be a little concerned about Wash's old school tendencies and relative lack of progress from LA under him. It is possible that he is a better coach than manager and the fact that he is also 73 years old could be a potential hang-up."
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Washington has been in baseball for a long time. He was a long-time coach for the Athletics before he became the manager of the Texas Rangers from 2007-2014. He returned to the Athletics as a coach before joining the Braves coaching staff.
He is 664-611 as a manager and has the Angels just one game under .500 this season. He may be able to find more success as a manager in Atlanta with their array of talented stars. He led the Rangers to two American League Pennants during his eight-year tenure.
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