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The Atlanta Braves won 76 games, falling well short of the playoffs.

Shortly after the Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the regular-season finale, longtime manager Brian Snitker announced he would not return to the dugout next season.

The 69-year-old will move into a special advisory role. He spent nearly a half-century with the Braves organization in various capacities, many of them as a minor league player and coach. His decade-long run as Atlanta’s skipper was highlighted by the 2021 World Series title.

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Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones (10) shakes hands with former manager Bobby Cox while former Braves pitcher Don Sutton looks on during the number retirement ceremony before a game between the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs at Turner Field on Aug. 12, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)

Braves Chairman and CEO Terry McGuirk said Snitker would be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame next year, according to 680 The Fan.

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Snitker oversaw six straight National League East titles and seven postseason berths. He ended his career as one of the franchise’s all-time winningest managers. Snitker’s 811 career wins trail only two former Braves managers: Frank Selee and Bobby Cox.

After Snitker confirmed he would step down, Atlanta sports radio host Mike Bell compared his career to Cox’s, "Brian Snitker did more with less. Bobby Cox did less with more," Bell wrote on X Wednesday afternoon.

Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker (43) is on the field against the Chicago