Snitker Reflects on Reaching 800th Win as Braves Manager

Brian Snitker joined exclusive company Monday night / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn ImagesBrian Snitker celebrated a milestone in the Atlanta Braves' 4-1 win over the Cubs Monday night. He picked up his 800th career Major League win as a manager.

With the long path he had been on in his five-decade career in professional baseball, it felt hard to believe that this moment had come.

“I [didn’t] think I’d ever have one win as a manager, honestly, after all the recycles and everything I went through,” he said. “I’ve been blessed to be around a lot of good players.”

Snitker has the second-most wins all-time by a Braves manager in the modern era (since 1901), trailing only the man he coached under, Bobby…