Good Night 2024-07-06 Good Night - Last update images today Good Night Funding Cuts And Austerity: What's Next For The 'right-sized' A-League? 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." Good Night 2024 Good Night 2024 Good Night 2024 Good Night 2024 215078 Good Good Night 2024 Good Night 2024 Good Night 2024 Good Night 2024 Good Night 2024 Funkylife Good Night Image 50 1024x1024 Good Night Wishes 2024 Happy New Year 2024 Wishes Good Night 13046ddb49e8efd9c06a9be129ff94f1 7d1f2f42f530ece1fff510ab935d035e ZEROBASEONE 2024 Season S Greetings Good Night 75303a4a A32e 4bc9 9f52 7830f7b351ba 1400x ?v=1700122855 New Good Night Images 22 150x161 ZEROBASEONE 2024 SEASONS GREETINGS GOOD NIGHT Calendar Diary Photo Card Poster.webp 2ac4ec0fe73e2983bd8c3a83e6b7a1f4 New Good Night Images 14 150x161 ZEROBASEONE ZB1 2024 Seasons Greetings Good Night.webp ZEROBASEONE ZB1 2024 Seasons Greetings Good Night.webp 490c03cf9d3f0a1c285ad57da0a7260b PicsArt 08 17 10.17.49 1024x724 Image 1704034379 Cover1 99550868 A427e5858f3663c3959626969597dbd0 Awesome Good Night Blessings Prayers 151360 Best Night 2024 Andreap 52 Best 25 Good Night Imaged To Publish Your Timeline 13 B4eecb2ccbd3ad2cf44c1de02e87c310 Election Night 2024 V0 Xz8pudq5j37b1 ?auto=webp&s=09b1f3aa5220ff0110a44525e51176ac12ee2105 10 Good Night Wishes For 2023 To Make Your Rest Peaceful And Cozy 64533 7 Good Night Movie 1