Braves’ Walt Weiss named NL Manager of the Year finalist

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss is a finalist for the NL Manager of the Year Award, MLB Network announced Monday.

Weiss is a finalist alongside the Phillies’ Don Mattingly and the Brewers’ Pat Murphy, who is vying for his third straight Manager of the Year award.

The Braves promoted Weiss from bench coach to manager following the retirement of Brian Snitker after a 76-win down season in which Atlanta missed the postseason for the first time since 2017. Under Weiss, the team won 94 games and captured its first NL East title since 2023.

Atlanta earned the No. 3 seed in the postseason and took two of three from the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park in the National League Wild Card Series before falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a five-game National League Division Series.

Your 2026 @officialBBWAA NL Manager of the Year Award finalists:

Don Mattingly, Phillies
Pat Murphy, Brewers
Walt Weiss, Braves pic.twitter.com/yXgejmGpVd

— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2026

The award will be announced Nov. 10. Chris Sale, who is a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award, will find out if he earned his second Cy Young on Nov. 11.

All finalists

Here are all the finalists for this year’s BBWAA awards.

National League

MVP: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs; Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers; Brice Turang, Brewers

Cy Young: Jacob Misiorowski, Brewers; Chris Sale, Braves; Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies

Rookie of the Year: Carson Benge, Mets; Sal Stewart, Reds; JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals

Manager of the Year: Don Mattingly, Phillies; Pat Murphy, Brewers; Walt Weiss, Braves

American League

MVP: Yordan Alvarez, Astros; Junior Caminero, Rays; Bobby Witt Jr., Royals

Cy Young: Dylan Cease, Blue Jays; Parker Messick, Guardians; Cam Schlittler, Yankees

Reliever of the Year: Bryan Baker, Rays; Cade Smith, Guardians; Louis Varland, Blue Jays

Manager of the Year: Kevin Cash, Rays; Chad Tracy, Red Sox; Will Venable, White Sox