From dugout, Walt Weiss looks to build more Braves memories
Posted Mar 29, 2018
Walt Weiss’ place in Braves history is a bit of a muddle. As he returns this season to serve as Brian Snitker’s bench coach, let’s attempt to sort it all out. As a player, he arrived in 1998 at the age of 35, a plug-in temporary solution at shortstop whose career was in its initial descent. Yet that first season in Atlanta was the lone All-Star season of his career.
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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