Overview
- Atlanta announced the completed major-league staff on Tuesday under newly promoted manager Walt Weiss.
- Tommy Watkins was appointed third-base coach with responsibility for the outfield after seven seasons on the Twins’ big-league staff.
- Tony Mansolino, initially pegged for third base, was reassigned to bench coach following his 2025 stint as the Orioles’ interim manager (60–59).
- The Braves added Dustin Garneau as catching coach, Darnell Coles as assistant hitting coach, and Tony Diaz as a major-league coach, while retaining Tim Hyers and Eddie Pérez.
- Previously named assistants include pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, bullpen coach J.P. Martinez, and first-base coach Antoan Richardson, completing Weiss’s 2026 group.