Atlanta manager Brian Snitker could laugh a day after he got hit below the belt by a foul liner off Ozzie Albies’ bat in the Braves’ 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. The sharply hit foul ball reached Snitker so quickly in the fifth inning Wednesday night that he didn’t have time to defend himself.
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker watches from the dugout before the team’s baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Baltimore. Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker looks on from the dugout during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Atlanta. Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker looks on from the dugout during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Baltimore.
Snitker said he intentionally avoided TV Thursday morning “because I said I’m not going to watch this thing.” Snitker’s son, Troy, who’s on the Houston Astros’ coaching staff, made sure the replay made it to his father.Butler homers, Sears pitches A’s to series sweep of Angels with 5-0 winAlbies’ at-bat ended with a fly ball to center field. The Braves second baseman immediately walked up to Snitker when returning to the dugout.
“So I said, ‘Well, I’m a hell of a lot easier to replace than he is,’” Snitker said. “So I’m glad it hit me.”
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