Interior Book Formatting 2024-07-06 Interior Book Formatting - Last update images today Interior Book Formatting Nationals Demote Meneses After Two-year Run ATLANTA -- Atlanta manager Brian Snitker could laugh Thursday about being hit below the belt by a foul liner off Ozzie Albies' bat in the Braves' 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night. The sharply hit foul ball took one hop and reached Snitker so quickly in the fifth inning he didn't have time to defend himself. But even in the moment, the 68-year-old manager smiled instead of showing any hint of pain. And, to answer the obvious question, Snitker doesn't wear a protective cup. "Without protection? Yeah, I know," Snitker said, adding he had received multiple text messages about the incident and how he smiled instead of bending over in pain. "Well, it hit me right below the belt," he said. "... OK, a little high." Snitker said he wasn't sore when he woke up Thursday but acknowledged he "tensed up" and felt some discomfort during the game. He was able to smile because the ball barely missed hitting him in a more sensitive area. Snitker said he intentionally avoided TV Thursday morning "because I said I'm not going to watch this thing." Snitker's son, Troy, who's on the Houston Astros' coaching staff, made sure the replay made it to his father. "My son sent me a video of it," Snitker said before Thursday night's game against the Giants. Albies' at-bat ended with a fly ball to center field. The Braves second baseman immediately walked up to Snitker when returning to the dugout. "He felt worse than me," Snitker said. "He's such a good kid." Snitker was a longtime third-base coach before becoming Atlanta's manager in 2016 and leading the Braves to six consecutive NL East championships and the 2021 World Series title. The third-base coaching box can also be a dangerous place, and Snitker said he suffered a broken wrist and other injuries when hit by foul balls there. Snitker said he had another reason to smile immediately after avoiding injury on Wednesday night. Braves first baseman Matt Olson told Snitker he likely would have been hit by the foul ball if Snitker, standing on the dugout steps, had not been in the way. "So I said, 'Well, I'm a hell of a lot easier to replace than he is,'" Snitker said. "So I'm glad it hit me." Frame 3 1024x576 S252929578861437979 P150 I1 W584 Christian Book Interior Layout Professional Maxresdefault Bff6bef5 6c62 4bda A950 F0e6058ae221 At600 2024 Interior Cover Pdp ?quality=80&bg Color=255,255,255&fit=bounds&height=265&width=265&canvas=265 265 C2e72ff4bd0f5276ebb067301345b5a4 Editorial Layout Editorial Design Etsyprintsamples Scaled Maxresdefault Design Your 2024 Downloadable Workbook PDF Instant Download 8 ?v=1699365736 C8ed6787ac7778177a7d5f153e3aa5db OpenBook 2 REV 4web SDG24 MediaKit ID Edit Calendar Page 1 1024x576 Templates3 Image?url= Bookshelf 2023 Booklist Cover &w=1920&q=75 06632391 Ed0e C233 8577 57c7251325e7 BeforeAfter 01 4x Pull Quote Formatting In Word Vs InDesign 24b74a7d589ec4c8f088df6c725d0de2 9b1f140454e938fae0078b19bc1f01d5 300227bf9dc1538114b2070706346ece Fba21917a509488c01b5d741a8290b32 Maxresdefault StandardLayout2 600x465 Def0a7d68b9b02af2f169ee4dbcef2f9.webp D32e710545dbaf3173f3a8a7a44ff464 D0dfea399db98b5ca921e282606b834f 61a91b5b0739b045b38bbd63ddad5921 3e8dc7ed7d2184d2c297e762257e8e50 Large Beb0fd82eef9a05cf9d1dc50309a4042 Da2f2fef5affcc2bbd5b380cccccc27d 1b92d3 A721702bb6d44f4d97cc43bac0b9db2b