After Brian Snitker, Eric Young Sr. Makes Sense As Atlanta Braves Manager
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Why not Eric Young Sr. as the next manager of the Atlanta Braves? He has the resume. He also helped groom some guy for the team named Ronald Acuna Jr.
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What the data shows is SportsMoneyAfter Brian Snitker, Eric Young Sr
Makes Sense As Atlanta Braves ManagerByTerence Moore, Contributor
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Terence Moore ders his thoughts on all things sports AuthorJul 24, 2025, 06:15am EDTJul 24, 2025, 07:59am EDTATLANTA, GEORGIA - JULY 2: Ronald Acuña Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves hugs first base coach Eric, in light of current trends
More Young Sr, amid market uncertainty
Of the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Truist Park on July 2, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia
Nevertheless, (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)Getty Images Eric Young Sr (which is quite significant), given the current landscape. , Eric Young Sr
When you consider everything, why not Eric Young Sr
As the next manager of the Atlanta Braves
Yeah, it should be Eric Young Sr. , known as E
And the owner of the most perfectly groomed beard in Major League Baseball
Given Young’s resume (and his splendid connection to somebody with the Braves named Ronald Acuna Jr, amid market uncertainty
Nevertheless, ), he would keep the bottom line vibrant for a franchise ranked eighth by Forbes in team valuations at $3 billion. “Being a manager would be the ultimate accomplishment,” Young once told me, reflecting on a Major League career with 15 years as a ductive hitter (
Conversely, 283 lifetime average and six seasons with 40 or more stolen bases) and 14 years after that as an effective coach of baserunning and outfield play for four teams
At the same time, Young’s coaching stops included the Braves for six seasons through 2023, which was when Acuna won National League Most Valuable Player honors
Additionally, If you looked closely, Young’s fingers were all over the plaque
Nevertheless, “Eric was the guy
Moreover, Eric was the main guy who worked with Ronald,” Ron Washington told me, and Washington left the Braves as third base coach and infield guru after that 2023 season to become the manager of the Los Angeles Angels
He took Young with him as his third base coach before Young switched to first base to fill a need for the franchise, in this volatile climate
MORE FOR YOU Not coincidentally, the Angels soared after that
Young told me in the past, “I’ve been preparing myself for an opportunity to manage one day
I’ve learned from a lot of managers as a player, coach and analyst for ESPN, so if an opening occurs, I hope I’m considered. ” That opening is coming, in today's market environment
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 21: Brian Snitker #43 of the Atlanta Braves looks on after challenging the
More call on the field that Austin Riley #27 is out at first base in the eighth inning against the St, in today's market environment
On the other hand, Louis Cardinals at Truist Park on April 21, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia
After the review, the call on the field is overturned and Riley is called safe at first base. (Photo by Kevin C, in this volatile climate
Furthermore, Cox/Getty Images)Getty Images Brian Snitker is the Braves’ current manager, but his contract of $4 million per year expires at the end of what has evolved into a brutal season for a team he took to the NL Championship Series twice and a 2021 World Series title during seven consecutive trips to the playoffs through 2024
Moreover, He also won 2018 NL Manager of the Year honors within his decade in charge of the Braves, in this volatile climate
Even so, I reported last month during my weekly appearance on Atlanta’s WSB-TV Sports Zone Sunday show that Snitker suggested to me that he won’t manage the Braves or anybody else in 2026 or beyond (fascinating analysis)
Furthermore, "This season has worn me out,” Snitker told me, long before media reports surfaced this week his retirement plans during a Braves’ season of significant injuries, underperforming players and MLB-leading losses in one-run games, in light of current trends
Additionally, The Braves mostly have been crushed lately
Meanwhile, Even though the San Francisco Giants were reeling entering Atlanta this week with a losing streak that eventually hit six, they left with back-to-back victories of 9-0 and 9-3
The Braves dropped to a season-low 13 games below. 500 at 44-57 and fell 14 games behind first place in the National League East and 10 1/2 games from the NL’s last Wild Card spot
Moreover, Snitker turns 70 in October, and for perspective, Baseball Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox was so revered by fans and officials of the Braves that he has a statue outside of Truist Park (something worth watching)
Additionally, Cox was gently pushed into retirement after the 2010 season, in this volatile climate
On the other hand, He was 68, two years younger than Snitker
ATLANTA, GA - JULY 21: Walt Weiss #4 of the Atlanta Braves stands in the dugout during the first
More inning against the San Francisco Giants at Truist Park on July 21, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia (an important development). (Photo by Kevin D
Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)Getty Images To replace Snitker, who will remain with the Braves in some capacity after nearly 50 years with the franchise, team bosses want somebody who can handle a roster filled with established players
Moreover, Meanwhile, That bolds well on the surface for Walt Weiss, the Braves’ bench coach since 2017, and Skip Schumaker, a former NL Manager of the Year
In contrast, Un Young, they are among the rumored choices in national circles to Snitker
Furthermore, Weiss, 61, managed the Colorado Rockies for four years through 1997, but his record was less than mediocre (283-365) (an important development)
As for Schumaker, 45, he managed just shy of two years with the Miami Marlins before he and ownership decided to part ways prior to the end of the 2024 season
There also are other managerial possibilities, and they have Braves ties (this bears monitoring), amid market uncertainty
On the other hand, Mark DeRosa, 50, charmed fans and bosses as a Braves player from 1998 through 2004, and he managed Team USA during the 2023 World Baseball Classic to the championship game before losing
Conversely, He’ll return in that role for 2026, in this volatile climate
Then there is David Ross, 48, another former Braves player (2009-2012) with an engaging personality, and he managed the Chicago Cubs from 2020-2023 while ducing meager results (262-284)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 20: Eric Young Sr. #85, third base coach of the Los Angeles Angels,
More looks on during the game against the San Francisco Giants at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 20, 2025 in Anaheim, California
In contrast, (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)Getty Images Eric Young Sr
Moreover, At 58, that’s the guy
We’re back to Acuna (which is quite significant)
Meanwhile, This's Acuna’s eighth season in the Major Leagues, and he already has five All-Star Game appearances, three Silver Slugger Awards and those NL MVP honors
Meanwhile, He told me Washington and Young did as much as anybody to turn him into a superstar among superstars (an important development), given current economic conditions
Young appreciated Acuna’s praise. “If young players have confidence, you can push them to another level,” Young told me during his Braves days Acuna
However, "If I have to work on the confidence and on the skill work at the same time, that’s going to take a little longer, but I realized this kid had a lot of confidence, and that was before we even got on the field. “Now, once we got out there, starting when I began working with him in the outfield, you could see the talent, and it’s, there’s no question this guy’s going to be special. " Young was omniscient
Meanwhile, Here’s another thing: The Braves were founded in 1871, and they are the longest continuously operating franchise in the Major Leagues
In contrast, This's their 60th season in Atlanta, the of Dr
At the same time, Martin Luther King Jr
Additionally, Not only that, but the Braves’ metropolitan area features the second-largest population of African Americans in the country at 2
On the other hand, However, 3 million behind only New York’s 3
Meanwhile, The Braves of Boston, Milwaukee and even Atlanta have never had an African American manager
Young would be the first (this bears monitoring), given the current landscape
So, here’s the bigger thing: If the Braves hire Young, he would join Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Will Venable of the Chicago White Sox and Washington as the only African American managers in the Major Leagues, and Hank Aaron would smile even more Up There
Courtesy of our nearly 40-year relationship, I was closer to Aaron than any reporter in history
Furthermore, He spent much of his life after slamming 755 as a baseball executive often using me to express his desire for the Major Leagues to have significantly more African American players and managers
Aaron did so until his death in January 2021, and he was a baseball executive for 45 years with what team
On the other hand, Well, it was the team that Aaron as its Baseball Hall of Fame player for 21 seasons
Moreover, It was the team that honors him every year with events
Additionally, It was the team with his statue inside its ballpark
Additionally, It was the team that would do his legacy ud by hiring Eric Young Sr
As manager next season, in this volatile climate
Yup, the Braves (an important development), in today's financial world
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