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Paul Snyder, Braves scout at center of 1990s dominance, dead at 88

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Paul Snyder, who helped build the Braves’ teams that were so successful throughout the 1990s, has died, the team announced Friday.

He was 88.

Snyder spent his entire 50-year career in baseball with the Braves, signing as a player in 1958 when the franchise was in Milwaukee and retiring in 2007, when he was the assistant to the general manager.

Over that half century, Snyder reached Triple-A as a player and then managed and scouted in the minors for the organization.

Paul Snyder, Ralph Garr and Kurt Kemp of the Atlanta Braves look on during the 2007 First-year player draft
Paul Snyder, Ralph Garr and Kurt Kemp of the Atlanta Braves look on during the 2007 first-year player draft.