Paul Snyder (baseball)

Paul Snyder
Paul Snyder
Born	June 11, 1935; Dallastown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 30, 2023 (aged 88); Dallastown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Baseball player, scout and executive
Years active	1958–2007

Paul Luther Snyder (June 11, 1935 – November 30, 2023) was an American front-office executive in

player development (1977–80; 1996–98).^[1]

In recognition of Snyder's career accomplishments, Baseball America named him one of the top 25 people in the game on the publication's 25th anniversary in 2006.^[2]

Life and career

Paul Luther Snyder was born in

right-handed, stood 6'2" (1.9 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).^[3]

Snyder managed Braves' farm clubs and scouted for them between 1963 and 1972. In 1973, he joined the team's front office as assistant minor league administrator before taking the reins of the Braves' farm department in 1977. Working with then-general managers Bill Lucas and John Mullen, Snyder was a major architect of the Braves' strong early 1980s teams under manager Joe Torre—despite having suffered a stroke at age 40 that required brain surgery and an extensive period of rehabilitation.^[4]

When the MLB Braves went through a prolonged rebuilding process after winning the

National League West Division championship, Snyder, by now scouting director, assisted general manager Bobby Cox in drafting and developing the talent base—players such as Tom Glavine, Steve Avery, David Justice, Jeff Blauser and Chipper Jones—that served as the foundation for the Braves' string of first-place teams of the 1990s through 2005, including the 1995 world champions. He also served as a top assistant to John Schuerholz when he took over the Atlanta front office after the 1990

season and performed several key functions in the Braves' baseball operations department in addition to working as scouting or player development director.

Snyder retired from the Braves after the 2007 season, which saw Schuerholz move upstairs to the team presidency and a new general manager, Frank Wren, assume control of baseball operations. In 2005, he was inducted into the Braves Museum and Hall of Fame. In 2006, he was presented with the King of Baseball award given by Minor League Baseball. In 2013, he was selected for the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame.

Snyder died on November 30, 2023, at the age of 88.^[5]

References

^ Baseball America Executive Database
^ "25 for 25," Baseball America, July 21, 2006
^ Baseball Reference
^ York (PA) Town Square blog, March 5, 2008 Archived December 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Legendary Braves scout Paul Snyder passes away". SB Nation Battery Power. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Baseball America Executive Database

[1] Baseball America Executive Database

[2] "25 for 25," Baseball America, July 21, 2006

[3] Baseball Reference

[4] York (PA) Town Square blog, March 5, 2008 Archived December 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Legendary Braves scout Paul Snyder passes away". SB Nation Battery Power. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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