Braves Manager Walt Weiss Finishes Second in NL Manager of the Year Vote
Weiss led Atlanta to a division title in his first season, while Pat Murphy won the award for the third consecutive year.
By Tessa Cooper ·
Walt Weiss finished second in the National League Manager of the Year voting released by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He trailed Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy, who captured the honor for the third straight season.
Murphy guided the Brewers to their first World Series championship. Weiss, meanwhile, took over the Atlanta Braves after veteran manager Brian Snitker retired. The team had finished 76-86 the previous year and missed the postseason for the first time in seven seasons.
In Weiss' debut season, the Braves won the National League East division. They achieved this despite a turbulent roster year. Outfielder Jurickson Profar served a 162-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the second consecutive season. The club also lost star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. to a hamstring injury and reliever Robert Suarez to an elbow injury for extended periods.
Don Mattingly, who became the Philadelphia Phillies' interim manager after Rob Thomson was fired in April, placed third in the voting.
Weiss managed the Braves through a Wild Card Series win over the Phillies and a National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He relied on a rotation limited to Chris Sale and Tyler Mahle during that postseason run. Weiss previously served as Snitker's bench coach for several seasons before assuming the manager role.
