Brian Snitker will not come back as manager of the Braves, say the sources

Brian Snitker, who guided the brave to the World Series 2021 championship, will not come back as a manager after Atlanta failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2017, sources told Jeff Passan in Espn.

Snitker informed the brave of his decision on Tuesday, sources told Passan. He will remain with the organization as a senior advisory basis, according to sources.

Snitker, whose contract expired after its ninth season as a manager, was with the organization brave in a way as a player, coach and manager since 1977.

“I switched to the fence [about retirement]”Snitker said after the last Braves match on September 28.” I have never experienced this before. I didn’t know how to sail. I talked to many people who lived it who received good advice. I just tried to stay in the moment and focus today … While we are sitting here right now, I’m still feeling good. “”

The Braves went 76-86 this season, finishing fourth in the East National League.

The director general of the Braves and president of the baseball operations, Alex Anthopoulos, said on September 8 that Snitker, 69, would be a “brave for life”, but had not entered detail on the future of the manager.

Snitker said he was encouraged by Atlanta’s game in the last month and more of the season, which included a sequence of 10 consecutive victories from September 14 to September 23.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.