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Gutsy pitching change pays off for Snitker
- Updated: May 19, 2016
PITTSBURGH — Brian Snitker understood the risk he took when he removed Julio Teheran to provide Arodys Vizcaino a four-out save opportunity on Wednesday night at PNC Park. But this was the kind of moment and challenge he had long desired while spending parts of each of the past four decades serving as a Braves Minor League manager in 10 different cities.
Once Vizcaino stranded the two runners he inherited from Teheran and pitched around a ninth-inning home run, the Braves claimed a 3-1 win over the Pirates and then celebrated in the visitors’ clubhouse after Snitker’s first victory as a big league manager.
“It feels great, really good,” Snitker said. “It only took me 40 years to get one. It’s a great feeling, especially since we played such a good ballgame.”
• Pendleton, Perez discuss new roles, Snitker
When the Braves dismissed Fredi Gonzalez on Tuesday, they filled their managerial position on an interim basis with Snitker, who has been a part of the organization as a player, coach and Minor League manager dating back to 1977. He drew his first managerial assignment for Class A Anderson in 1982 …
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