Braves Announce Coaching Move After Missing MLB Playoffs

On Wednesday, ESPN’s Jeff Passan confirmed the first major change: Brian Snitker will no longer lead the Braves as manager. Snitker reportedly informed the club he will not return, though he will remain with the organization in a senior-advisory role.

The Braves confirmed the move a few minutes later via an official statement, followed by an appreciation post.

“On behalf of #BravesCountry, thank you Snit ,” the team wrote on X.

Snitker’s decision ends a ten-year run as Atlanta’s skipper that began in 2016 when he was promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett. During his time as manager the club won the 2021 World Series, captured six National League East titles and reached the postseason every year from 2018 through 2024.

Snitker also earned National League Manager of the Year honors in 2021 and reached the 800-win milestone this season. He has been part of the organization for decades as a player, coach and manager, and his footprint runs deep in Atlanta’s player-development pipeline.

Club president Alex Anthopoulos and ownership now face an immediate task: identify a successor who can manage a roster that still includes franchise cornerstones while pressing a young pitching core to greater consistency.

Snitker leaves amid questions about how far the 2025 roster fell short; injuries and rotation inconsistency were major factors in a losing campaign and the club’s first postseason absence since 2017. That context made the choice complicated — a veteran manager weighing retirement against the desire to keep coaching.

Snitker will immediately assume the senior-advisor post, per the Braves, which keeps him in the building while the Braves begin a formal search for a new skipper soon.