New Braves Manager Makes His First Announcement

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00:00New Braves manager makes his first announcement.

00:03Walt Weiss has always looked like a man born to wear the Braves uniform.

00:07Announced Tuesday morning at Truist Park, Weiss was officially named the new manager of the Atlanta Braves,

00:13succeeding Brian Snicker after eight seasons as his bench coach.

00:17There was no doubt in my mind I was the best person for this job, Weiss declared with quiet intensity.

00:23A familiar Braves face in a pressure-packed role.

00:27Weiss's resume reads like a blueprint for baseball credibility, rookie of the year with the powerhouse 88 A's.

00:33Then four years managing the Rockies, a hard-luck tenure that taught him the pain of rebuilding and the value of vision,

00:40even if the results never quite crystallized.

00:42But as he said himself, hopefully you're a little bit wiser, a decade down the line.

00:48Behind the scenes, a quiet but calculated search.

00:51Still, his appointment wasn't as inevitable as some might have thought.

00:55While fans and media floated names like David Ross, Mark DeRosa, and even Danny Lehman, Anthopoulos stayed silent.

01:03Weiss waited, nervously eyeing his phone every 40 seconds on Monday morning, hoping the call would come.

01:08And when it did? Relief, excitement, and maybe a touch of validation.

01:14A new era, anchored by experience.

01:17This was a move built on continuity, but not complacency.

01:20We expect great things going forward, Anthopoulos said.

01:25That wasn't a ceremonial statement.

01:27It was a direct challenge.

01:29And now for the first time in his career, he's ready to steer the ship from day one.

01:34Eyes forward, heart steady, and past lessons folded deep into his approach.