Weiss Finishes Second in NL Manager of the Year Voting

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss placed second in the National League Manager of the Year voting announced by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He finished behind Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy, who won the award for the third consecutive year.

Murphy led the Brewers to their first World Series title. Weiss took over the Braves from retiring manager Brian Snitker after the team posted a 76-86 record and missed the postseason for the first time in seven seasons. In his first year, Weiss guided Atlanta to a National League East championship.

The team faced significant injuries during the season. Outfielder Jurickson Profar served a 162-game suspension after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug for the second straight season. The Braves also lost Ronald Acuña Jr. to a hamstring injury and right-handed reliever Robert Suarez to an elbow injury for months.

Weiss managed the roster with only two rotation arms in Chris Sale and Tyler Mahle during the postseason. The Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in the Wild Card Series before facing the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series.

Don Mattingly, the Philadelphia Phillies interim manager, finished third in the voting. Mattingly assumed the role after Rob Thomson was fired in April.