Braves Eyeing Dodgers Coach Danny Lehmann for Manager Job

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00:00Braves eyeing Dodgers coach Danny Lehman for manager job.

00:04The Atlanta Braves' search for a new manager narrows, highlighting Dodgers bench coach Danny

00:09Lehman. Reports indicate Lehman's candidacy has seemingly strengthened recently. At 43,

00:15Lehman served as the Dodgers' advanced video scout during Alex Anthopoulos' tenure in L.A.,

00:20creating a lasting connection and building a strong, analytical reputation.

00:25With the Dodgers set to open the World Series against the Blue Jays on Friday,

00:30any hire involving Lehman would have to wait until post-series,

00:34delaying Atlanta's announcement until early November.

00:37Meanwhile, Ryan Flaherty and George Lombard retain contention,

00:41while David Ross, Mark DeRosa, and John Gibbons are unlikely candidates.

00:46Lehman's path has been far from typical. The former minor league catcher joined the Dodgers

00:51staff as a video coordinator in 2015-17, advanced a game-planning coach in 2018-22,

00:58and has served as bench coach since 2023, a role that's placed him alongside manager Dave Roberts

01:04in one of MLB's most analytically advanced dugouts. The Dodgers are seeking their third

01:10World Series title in six seasons, and their staff is widely regarded as among the most innovative in

01:16baseball. With nearly three weeks gone in Atlanta's search, the longer the process stretches into late

01:22October, the more it seems to signal that Lehman is the frontrunner. If that's the case, Anthopoulos

01:29would need to wait until Los Angeles' postseason run concludes before making it official. For now

01:34though, the Braves' next manager remains a mystery, but one that may not stay unsolved much longer.