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The Atlanta Braves have hired bench coach Walt Weiss as their new manager, the team announced Monday.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the team announced that manager Brian Snitker would transition into an advisory role with the Braves and that they were looking for a new skipper.

Weiss, as 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.

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 across his three seasons with the te

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