Weiss leads Braves to 94 wins and NL Manager of the Year final
Weiss joins Don Mattingly and Pat Murphy in the race for the award, set to be announced on Nov. 10.
By Chioma Kuznetsov ·
Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss is a finalist for the National League Manager of the Year award.
MLB Network announced the selection on Monday. Weiss competes against two other managers for the honor. Don Mattingly of the Philadelphia Phillies and Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers round out the field. Murphy is seeking a third consecutive award.
Weiss took over the Braves' dugout following the retirement of Brian Snitker. Snitker stepped down after a 76-win season in which Atlanta missed the postseason for the first time since 2017. Under Weiss, the team won 94 games. The squad captured its first National League East title since 2023.
The Braves entered the postseason with the No. 3 seed. They took two of three games from the Phillies at Truist Park in the National League Wild Card Series. The team then fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a five-game National League Division Series.
The award winner will be announced on Nov. 10. Chris Sale, who is a finalist for the National League Cy Young Award, will learn of his status on Nov. 11. Sale is seeking his second Cy Young trophy.
The Baseball Writers' Association of America is selecting the recipients for its annual awards. Other finalists in the National League include Pete Crow-Armstrong, Shohei Ohtani, and Brice Turang for MVP. Jacob Misiorowski and Cristopher Sánchez are also in the Cy Young race. Carson Benge, Sal Stewart, and JJ Wetherholt are contenders for Rookie of the Year.
