Brian Gerald Snitker (born October 17, 1955) is an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He has served as the manager of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball since 2016. Snitker has been in the Braves organization in different roles since becoming a minor league player in 1977.\n', '

Snitker played right field for the 1971 Macon High School baseball team in Illinois. The team\'s surprising run to the state championship tournament was documented in Chris Ballard\'s 2012 book "One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season." \n', '

As a youth, Snitker also played American Legion Baseball, an experience that he said in a 2018 interview, "Gave me the platform to be seen because there are always scouts at American Legion games. It had a big part on my development as a player and helping me get a jump on a professional career."\n', '

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