The Braves officially introduced Walt Weiss as their new manager, promoting the longtime bench coach to succeed Brian Snitker and beginning to shape a revamped staff with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and first-base coach Antoan Richardson.Weiss, 61, spent the past eight seasons as Snitker’s bench coach and previously managed the Rockies from 2013–16. He said his approach will reflect what he has learned from a range of mentors, and his own imprint.“I’m going to take things I’ve learned from the last eight years, as well as what I’ve learned from Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox, Rene Lachemann, Don Baylor,” Weiss said. “But in the end, it’s going to look very different because it’s going to be my personality, my leadership style, my personal touch.”Hefner, 39, replaces Rick Kranitz after six seasons guiding the Mets’ pitching staff, a tenure that spanned multiple front-office and managerial changes. Praised for blending tech and teaching, Hefner worked with aces such as Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer and was credited in 2024 with helping free agents Luis Severino and Sean Manaea find quick success.Richardson, 42, returns to the organization where he made his MLB debut in 2011. The Mets ranked among the league leaders in stolen-base efficiency under his watch. He will coach first base and aid Atlanta’s running game.Third-base coach Fredi González will not return. The Braves expect to fill that post in the coming weeks, targeting a candidate who can also oversee infield defense.

ATLANTA —

The Braves officially introduced Walt Weiss as their new manager, promoting the longtime bench coach to succeed Brian Snitker and beginning to shape a revamped staff with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and first-base coach Antoan Richardson.

Weiss, 61, spent the past eight seasons as Snitker’s bench coach and previously managed the Rockies from 2013–16. He said his approach will reflect what he has learned from a range of mentors, and his own imprint.

“I’m going to take things I’ve learned from the last eight years, as well as what I’ve learned from Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox, Rene Lachemann, Don Baylor,” Weiss said. “But in the end, it’s going to look very different because it’s going to be my personality, my leadership style, my personal touch.”

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Hefner, 39, replaces Rick Kranitz after six seasons guiding the Mets’ pitching staff, a tenure that spanned multiple front-office and managerial changes. Praised for blending tech and teaching, Hefner worked with aces such as Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer and was credited in 2024 with helping free agents Luis Severino and Sean Manaea find quick success.

Richardson, 42, returns to the organization where he made his MLB debut in 2011. The Mets ranked among the league leaders in stolen-base efficiency under his watch. He will coach first base and aid Atlanta’s running game.

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Third-base coach Fredi González will not return. The Braves expect to fill that post in the coming weeks, targeting a candidate who can also oversee infield defense.