Walt Weiss savors a special debut as Braves manager in a 6-0 win over the Royals

Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss sands in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in North Port, Fla., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert,File)

As Walt Weiss approached his first game as manager of the Braves, he couldn’t help but think of those who held the seat before him.

There weren’t many over the past 30 years, after all.

“It’s a little overwhelming,” Weiss said after the Braves’ 6-0 win over the Royals on Friday night. “I don’t take this responsibility lightly. Sitting in the seat that I’m in with this uniform on is really, really special, and there will never be a day that I’m in that seat that I take it for granted.”