The Atlanta Braves kicked off a new era on Monday. The team introduced Walt Weiss as the new team manager while promoting him from his current role as bench coach.
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Weiss will now try to get the Braves back into championship contention after the team finished last season with a 76-86 record. He will also try to build on his previous experience serving as the manager of the Colorado Rockies, where he accumulated a 283-365 record between 2013 and 2016.
"It kind of sounds weird, but it takes a better part of a year to truly understand your team," Weiss said during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. "I'm talking about getting to know them on a deep level, what makes them tick, what situations they thrive in, even down to their body language and those types of things that we read into."
Weiss indicated that he can hit the ground running considering that he already has extensive history with the Braves. He's been a bench coach since the 2018 season, and he has worked directly with now-former manager Brian Snitker.
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Prior to joining the Braves as a bench coach, Weiss spent 14 years as a player in Major League Baseball. He won Rookie of the Year in 1988 while playing for the Athletic's and won the World Series in 1989.
He earned All-Star honors in 1998, his first year with the Braves. Weiss spent the final three seasons of his career with the Braves as he posted 210 hits and two home runs.
Weiss now continues to work with the Braves in a significantly different role. He faces increased pressure that comes with being the manager of a team that last won the World Series in 2021. His task will be getting the team back into the playoffs after it missed this season. From that point, he will aim to guide this group back into championship contention.
"I know what this brand means and how important it is and how high the standards are here," Weiss said. "That's what's exciting. I also know that I have people I work that are going to have my back.
"I understand it's a performance-based business, and I get it. I've been in the Major Leagues for 35 years now in a variety of roles, so I get it. It's a bottom-line business, but the winning has to be a byproduct of the relationships you've established, the trust that you have with the players."
