Braves and Angels to have a managerial change

Brian Snitker (Michael Schwenk, Wikimedia Commons)

Two more Major League Baseball managers will make managerial changes for next season. After the Minnesota Twins fired manager Rocco Baldelli of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and the San Francisco Giants fired manager Bob Melvin of Palo Alto, California on Monday, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Angels announced they will have different managers in 2026.

The Angels have announced that they fired manager Ron Washington of New Orleans, Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, the Braves are transitioning manager Brian Snitker of Decatur, Illinois to an advisory role.

How the Angels made the announcement that Washington was not returning was quite bizarre. According to Henry Tomlinson of the U.S. Sun, many people on social media thought Washington had passed away based on their strange selection of graphic. Having two pictures of Washington with clouds and a sky in the background was definitely a poor decision by the Angels media relations department.

Snitker had been the Angels manager since 2016. In the last decade, the Braves had a record of 811 wins and 668 losses for a winning percentage of .548. Snitker was reassigned even though he led the Braves to seven straight playoff appearances. Among Snitker’s other honours included being named the 2018 National League Manager of the Year and winning the 2021 World Series. However, in a situation of what have you done for me lately, the Braves did not meet expectations in 2025. They missed the playoffs with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.

Washington had been the Angels manager for the last two seasons. He had a record of 103 wins and 139 losses, and missed half of 2025 because of medical reasons.