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Legendary Braves scout Paul Snyder passes away

Legendary Atlanta Braves scout and front office executive Paul Snyder has sadly passed away per MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis. Snyder was 88 years old and spent his entire 50-year professional baseball career in the Braves’ organization.

Very sad to learn that legendary scout Paul Snyder died last night. One of the very best scouts & one of the architects of the @Braves' sustained success. Learned a lot from talking to him as I was starting in this business. RIP, Paul.

— Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) December 1, 2023

Snyder is best known for his time as the team’s scouting director where he helped bring notable stars such as Tom Glavine, Steve Avery, David Justice and Chipper Jones into the organization.