ATLANTA — Brian Snitker has spent parts of this season pondering he could transfer into an advisory position with the Braves subsequent 12 months. However with just a little greater than two weeks left on this season, he’s not one hundred pc positive he’s prepared to finish his days as Atlanta’s supervisor.
“I’m fascinated with loads of issues,” Snitker stated. “I actually don’t know the place I’m going to finish up and what resolution I’m going to make. I nonetheless really feel like there’s some unfinished enterprise.”
After Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to the Cubs, Braves beginning pitcher Chris Sale stated Snitker is “all you may ever ask for from a supervisor as a participant.”
“He cares so much about this place,” Sale stated. “He cares so much in regards to the historical past of this place. I do not ever see that altering, whether or not he is right here for an additional 10 years, one other 10 days or no matter it’s.”
Snitker’s contract will expire on the finish of this season. The year-long assumption has been that this might be his final season because the staff’s supervisor. However the Braves’ struggles in 2025 have given him purpose to assume he may desire a totally different ending to a managerial profession that started in 1982 when Hank Aaron put him in control of the Class A staff in Anderson (SC).
“I’ve been doing loads of fascinated with it,” Snitker stated. “I’m not one hundred pc positive which route I wish to go.”
Snitker’s need to proceed managing doesn’t assure he’ll keep on this position. The Braves may select to go in a unique route after what will likely be their first dropping season since 2017.
However Snitker has no less than let or not it’s identified he may not be able to stroll away from his days as an enormous league supervisor.
Snitker’s revelation that he could wish to proceed managing comes simply two days after Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos was non-committal in regards to the 69-year-old skipper’s future position.
“Snit will likely be a part of this group it doesn’t matter what properly previous after I’m right here,” Anthopoulos stated on Monday. “He’s a Courageous for all times. [Coaching staff roles] are issues we all the time handle on the finish of the 12 months.”
Properly, this has been something however a standard 12 months for the Braves, who’re set to overlook the postseason for the primary time since 2017, Snitker’s first full season in his present position.
Who will function Atlanta’s supervisor in 2026 has been a sizzling matter over the previous few months. Anthopoulos selected to say he hasn’t even finished background work on potential replacements. However this simply gave the impression to be his try and respect probably the most impactful figures in Braves historical past.
Snitker is nearing the top of his forty ninth consecutive season as a participant, coach, teacher or supervisor throughout the Braves group. His 800 wins rank third on the franchise’s all-time listing, trailing solely Corridor of Fame managers Frank Selee (1,004) and Bobby Cox (2,149). He guided Atlanta to 6 consecutive Nationwide League East crowns (2018-23) and a World Sequence title in 2021.
Many anticipated Snitker would announce his retirement plans in early September and the staff would have fun him all through the month. However with simply 9 dwelling video games left after Wednesday’s finale in opposition to the Cubs, there nonetheless appears to be some uncertainty.
“I do not wish to look again in a 12 months and remorse issues,” Snitker stated. “I wish to be sure that I do know the place I am going.”
