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The Atlanta Braves have hired bench coach Walt Weiss as their new manager, the team announced Monday.
At the end of the regular season, the team announced that manager Brian Snitker would move into an advisory role with the Braves and that they were searching for a new captain.
Weiss, like the Braves did with Snitker nearly a decade ago, was promoted from within. The 61-year-old spent the last eight seasons as the Braves’ bench coach, including during the team’s World Series run in 2021.
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Atlanta Braves bench coach Walt Weiss (4) practices against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 9, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports)
Weiss has spent 11 total seasons as part of the Braves organization: three as a player and eight on the bench. Weiss played for the Braves from 1998 to 2000, hitting .257 with two home runs in his three seasons with the team.
He made his only All-Star Game in 1998, the only time he was named to the Midsummer Classic in his 14-year playing career. Weiss was named Rookie of the Year with the then-Oakland Athletics in 1988.
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Atlanta Braves bench coach/infield coach Walt Weiss (4) and manager Brian Snitker (43) laugh in the dugout in the third inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia, on September 28, 2025. (Jordan Godfree/Image Images)
This is Weiss’ second job as a major league manager, as he managed the Colorado Rockies from 2013 to 2016. Weiss went 283-365 in his four seasons with the Rockies and did not reach the postseason during his time in Colorado.
The Tuxedo, New York, native and Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos are scheduled to hold a news conference Tuesday.
Atlanta Braves bench coach Walt Weiss (4) takes batting practice before the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 10, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Image Images)
The San Diego Padres and the Rockies are the last two teams with vacancies in the front office. The Texas Rangers signed Skip Schumaker, the Baltimore Orioles picked up Craig Albernaz, the San Francisco Giants made the historic move of signing Tony Vitello from Tennessee, the Los Angeles Angels signed former catcher Kurt Suzuki, the Minnesota Twins landed Derek Shelton, while the Washington Nationals brought in Blake Butera.
