Brian Snitker
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Snitker signing autographs for Braves fans in 2012
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Born: October 17, 1955 Decatur, Illinois |
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| Managerial record | 59–65 | ||
| Winning % | .476 | ||
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Brian Gerald Snitker (born October 17, 1955) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He has been in the Braves organization in many different roles since becoming a minor league player in 1977.
Snitker was a catcher for the 1971 Macon, Illinois high school baseball team. The team's surprising run to the state championship tournament was documented in Chris Ballard's 2012 book "One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season."
Snitker is a graduate of the University of New Orleans.
Snitker joined the Braves organization as a player in 1977. He played mostly catcher and some first base in the minor leagues.
Snitker has been manager of the Durham Bulls, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Greenville Braves, Mississippi Braves and Richmond Braves, all in the Braves farm system. He was also the Atlanta Braves' bullpen coach in 1985 and 1988-1990. A few of his honors during his fifteen-year run as a minor league manager are winning two championships with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 1999 and 2000, and in those same years he won the Carolina League Manager of the Year.
From 2007 to 2013, Snitker served as the Braves' third-base coach. He was named to that position on October 3, 2006, replacing Fredi González, who left to join the Florida Marlins as manager. After 2013 he was manager of the Gwinnett Braves.
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