[3] The team's surprising run to the state championship tournament was documented in Chris Ballard's 2012 book One Shot at Forever: A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season.

He was named to that position on October 3, 2006,[14][15] replacing Fredi González, who left to join the Florida Marlins as manager.

When González was named Braves manager for the 2011 season after Bobby Cox's retirement, Snitker was kept on as third base coach.

Snitker and Counsell were named finalists for the National League Manager of the Year Award in 2019,[27] losing to Mike Shildt.

On October 23, 2019, Snitker won his second Sporting News National League Manager of the Year Award.

[29] On September 22, 2020, he led them to a third straight NL East Division title as the Braves defeated the Marlins, 11–1.

[31] Although they reached the NLCS for the first time in 19 years,[32] the Braves lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games despite holding a 3–1 lead in the series.

[33][34] The 2020 Braves managed to pitch four shutouts within the first five games of a postseason, joining the 1905 New York Giants as the only teams in Major League Baseball history to accomplish the feat.

[44] In the 2024 season, the Braves were weakened by significant injuries to several of their key players, including Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Austin Riley.

Still, Snitker guided the Braves to 89 wins and a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive year, before losing to the Padres in the 2024 National League Wild Card Series.