Dillon 2024-07-06 Dillon - Last update images today Dillon Dubón Has Tiebreaking Hit, Peña Homers As Astros Beat Blue Jays 5-3 For 12th Win In 14 Games 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." Austin Dillon 2024 Bass Pro Shops Scheme V0 Bqrcanxhr0dc1 ?auto=webp&s=41a0954dc7b5d65b002dcf1e4da335454339ea0f 8f9e18d0172d9d7b87879da257b7c17b ?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh Matt Dillon 2022 Daytona II Cup Austin Dillon Car NKP Kevin Dillon 1 2024 Dillon Aero Calendar Mockup 1280 X 1280 800x800 IMG 1354 WVoSUexYH79igPgxIXKWRlV2uBk 184c9d67784c75a5031b30e085a0bb34 DillonAmphitheatre JeniseJenson 1080x720 Rs 182042 134777706 C997cdf431f9ce3393f7b172779ff13b DrRMySvXcAE0k4a Matt Dillon 5 Jpeg 960x0 Crop Q85 Maxresdefault Szkglnnnj9j11 ?auto=webp&s=924121acc876e72011056db3c3e17478edbda830 Matt Dillon Matt Dillon 21781500 1165 1607 Dillons 1227 0102 7 Article 0 1 DD13 AA800000578 107 634x778 Dillon Precision ?fit=contain&trim=true&flatten=true&extend=25&width=1200&height=630 Dillons 1227 0102 3 2023 DA Calendar Website Cover 96a648ca7a66d67065e6d2846c893bab Matt Dillon The Outsiders 001 Maxres2 ?sqp= OaymwEoCIAKENAF8quKqQMcGADwAQH4Ac4FgAKACooCDAgAEAEYPiBlKFkwDw==&rs=AOn4CLD7gM3lpKvqg9aq9GnddTqHQQ Lbw 3 Dillon1 Matt Dillon 6 E1to6duihgu51 Maxresdefault Photo9jpg ?w=500&h=300&s=1 Dillons 0802 0808 7 Dillons 0802 0808 11 1 DILLON Rifle Company Wordmark White 03