Talking Chop · Jun 18, 2020
Braves Throwback Thursday: Bobby Cox steps back into the dugout
Getty Images Bobby Cox took over as Braves manager on June 22, 1990, nine years after being fired by the club and five years after he’d been hired as general manager.Of all the decisions that led to the Atlanta Braves’ run to multiple National League pennants in the 1990s, perhaps the most far-reaching one took place 30 years ago this month.
On June 22, 1990, Bobby Cox returned to the dugout as Braves’ manager after serving as general manager for the previous four-plus years. Cox’s re-hiring as manager came after the firing of Russ Nixon, and with Atlanta sporting the worst record in the National League.