{"id":671065,"date":"2026-04-08T22:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671065\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:31:35","slug":"former-rockies-ss-and-manager-walt-weiss-made-a-tackle-in-a-baseball-brawl-denver-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/671065\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Rockies SS and manager Walt Weiss made a tackle in a baseball brawl \u2013 Denver Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Colorado Rockies shortstop and manager Walt Weiss is now 62-years-old.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean he can\u2019t still make plays.<\/p>\n<p>Or in this case \u2014 a tackle.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss currently manages the Atlanta Braves and they had a wild brawl with Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/48432086\/braves-lopez-angels-soler-suspended-7-games-brawl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">resulted in a pair of seven-game suspensions handed down by MLB<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s Weiss who\u2019s going the most viral for his role in the scuffle, making a textbook move to take down Jorge Soler.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Braves 62-year-old manager Walt Weiss hopped in and tackled 6\u20193\u201d Jorge Soler after benches cleared \ud83d\ude2d\ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Weiss is a Taekwondo black belt \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@MLB<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TGqglE20d8\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TGqglE20d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/2041961209696604312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walt Weiss is always going to protect his guys and in this case it was Atlanta pitcher Reynaldo L\u00f3pez. Clearly, he wanted Soler out of the fight before any other punches could be thrown.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s funny because as Rockies manager from 2013-2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/denversports.com\/mlb\/colorado-rockies\/walt-weiss-braves\/2126535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a dreadful stretch<\/a>, some fans thought Weiss lacked a little bit of fire or passion. That\u2019s clearly not the case any longer, if it was ever, as Weiss\u2019s excellent tackle now has social media ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>He was also leading some bad baseball teams during his time in Denver with not a lot to get chippy about. Weiss played for the Rockies from 1994-1997 as well.<\/p>\n<p>And even though he\u2019s now in Atlanta with the Braves, this is a cool moment for a guy in Walt Weiss that many Rockies fans are still fond of.<\/p>\n<p>Just because he\u2019s 62 doesn\u2019t mean he won\u2019t mix it up.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PetersenWill\" data-show-count=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Follow @PetersenWill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DenverSports1043\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Subscribe-Banner.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Subscribe-Banner_DS.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/denversports.com\/daily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DenverSportsEmail-300x250-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"mobile-signup\"\/>\t&#13;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DenverSportsEmail-830x100-1.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"desktop-signup\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Colorado Rockies shortstop and manager Walt Weiss is now 62-years-old. 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