Fredi Gonzalez Announces Triumphant Return to Atlanta Braves Vows Full Signing to Team’s Future
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The Atlanta Braves have the worst record in Major League Baseball this season at 9-28, and they opted to make a big change Tuesday, firing manager Fredi Gonzalez.
The Braves announced the dismissal of Gonzalez and bench coach Carlos Tosca, and stated skipper Brian Snitker of the Gwinnett Braves, the team’s Triple-A affiliate, will serve as Atlanta’s interim manager.
David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Mark Bowman of MLB.com initially reported the news of Gonzalez’s dismissal, which came after five-plus seasons and a 1-4 record in playoff games.
O’Brien also reported Gonzalez learned of his firing in an email, though the manager declined to confirm the report.
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, citing a source, reported details on Snitker’s role: “Snitker is the Braves interim manager, but he’ll remain in the role through the end of the season.” The New York Post‘s Joel Sherman added: “Snitker has been in the Braves organization since 1977, [and he] actually replaced Gonzalez as [the third base] coach when [Gonzalez] became the Miami Marlins manager.
The Braves made other changes to the staff as well, per O’Brien:
