Several Twitter fans have urged the Atlanta Braves’ manager, Brian Snitker, to be fired following a recent loss against the Washington Nationals.
Bryan Snitker and his Atlanta Braves team lost to the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
Before the match, the Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr expressed his gratitude for being able to clear the air with manager Brian Snitker. He said,
“That was just a moment of frustration for me,” “Thankfully, I was able to apologize to Snit. I was in the wrong. I shouldn’t have done that. But thankfully, I was able to apologize to Snit to his face, to apologize to my teammates. We’re just turning the page and moving on.”
Ronald Acuna Jr.
However, Bryan Snitker didn’t address it during or after the game. “Was I supposed to?” Snitker said when asked if he spoke to Jarred Kelenic.
When MLB.com’s Mark Bowman addressed the comment on Twitter the following morning, Acuna replied to the post saying,
“If it were me, they would take me out of the game.”
Ronald Acuna Jr.
The tweet was deleted shortly after, but it had already gone viral.
Acuna said he was frustrated about his situation, still having to recover and unable to be there for the team.
He emphasized his pride in being a member of the Braves and said there is no tension between him and his teammates.
Social Media Users Urged To Fire Brian Snitker From The Atlanta Braves
Brian Snitker was appointed Atlanta Braves manager in May 2016 after then-manager Fredi Gonzalez was fired following a disastrous 9-28 start.
However, following the Atlanta Braves’ recent 5-4 loss to Washington, social media users have urged Brian Snitker to be fired. One user wrote,
fire santos into the sun and don’t let brian snitker leave the stadium without being fired
@mandude842087
Another user wrote,
Brian Snitker special. Fire him tonight
@tarheelcoach
The third user wrote,
Brian Snitker everybody what f*cking idiot fire him now
@trueballknowerr
The fourth user said,
Why haven’t we fired Brian Snitker yet? He’s literally wasting our golden generation. The 90s are happening all over again!
@geuxricky
The Braves have fired manager Brian Snitker again. pic.twitter.com/2Zx29staop
— FAX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFAX) May 15, 2025
The FAX Sports MLB parody posted that the Braves fired manager Brian Snitker. They wrote,
The Braves have fired manager Brian Snitker again.
FAX Sports: MLB
FAX Sports: MLB also posted earlier on August 12, 2024, saying that Brian Snitker was fired. They wrote,
The Atlanta Braves have fired manager Brian Snitker, the team announced.
FAX Sports: MLB
However, no official sources have claimed that Brian has been fired from the Atlanta Braves.
Braves Manager Brian Snitker Almost Quit Due To Bad Relationship With John Coppolella
Earlier in 2018, Mark Bowman presented a report about Braves manager Brian Snitker.
Bowman described Brian as seriously considering quitting his job as a manager because he didn’t get along well with then-GM John Coppolella.
A little over a year ago, John criticized Brian for leaving Matt Kemp to pinch-hit instead of bringing in Matt Adams after the Marlins called on right-handed reliever Brad Ziegler.
According to Bowman, during the final series of the 2017 regular season in Florida, Snitker said he would leave and never come back. He said,
“Pack my things, I’m not coming back.”
Brian Snitker
However, John resigned for his role in the Braves’ signing rule violations investigation. Then, Snitker stayed on board and developed a food relationship with new GM Alex Anthopoulos.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Brian Snitker’s father, Richard, died in 1993, and his mother, Catherine, died in March 2019.
- Brian and his wife, Veronica, share two children: Erin and Trou Snitker.
- In the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, the Braves drafted Snitker’s son, Troy, in the 19th round and traded him to the Pittsburgh Pirates in March 2013. After retiring as a player, Troy joined the Houston Astros organization as a coach.
- Brian grew up in Macon, Illinois, where he attended Macon High School and played right field for the 1971 baseball team.
