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Walt Weiss’s First Season as Braves Manager Ends in NLDS Loss
Walt Weiss returned to managing this year after a nine-year break, most of it spent as the Braves’ bench coach.
He replaced Brian Snitker, who retired, to lead Atlanta’s major league team.
The Braves won 94 games and the NL East, then beat the Phillies in the Wild Card Series.
The Dodgers eliminated Atlanta 3-1 in the NLDS, ending the team’s postseason run.
Weiss reached the playoffs as a major league manager for the first time.
His evaluation focuses on the decisions he made at the time, rather than judging them by whether they worked, and notes that front-office staff, coaches and players also help shape those choices.
Walt Weiss’s first season as Atlanta Braves manager ended with a 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series.
Weiss had been promoted to replace retiring manager Brian Snitker after serving as Snitker’s bench coach.
The Braves won 94 games, claimed the National League East title and beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the Wild Card Series.
The postseason was Weiss’s first as a major league manager.
FanGraphs assessed Weiss’s decisions with a focus on process rather than outcomes.
- Who
- Walt Weiss and the Atlanta Braves.
- What
- Weiss’s first season as Braves manager ended with a 3-1 NLDS loss to the Dodgers.
- When
- 2026; the article was published on October 13.
- Where
- The National League Division Series. The games’ locations are not stated.
- Why
- The Braves lost the NLDS 3-1 to the Dodgers; the sources do not state a further reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Weiss was promoted to replace retiring manager Brian Snitker after serving as his bench coach.
The Braves won 94 games and the NL East title under Weiss.
The Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies.
The Braves lost 3-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending Weiss’s season.
- Manager
- Walt Weiss
- Regular-season wins
- 94
- Division title
- NL East
- Wild Card Series opponent
- Philadelphia Phillies
- NLDS result
- Braves lost 3-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers
What people are saying
I care about process and not results here.
That was a great move because it worked,
That was a bad move because it failed,
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