What’s the best team meeting Brian Snitker has every year?

That’s an easy one.

It’s the meeting where the Braves manager presents the invitations to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. This year, he had a stack of eight such invitations. Ronald Acuña Jr., Sean Murphy, Orlando Arcia, Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder are headed to Seattle next week.

For our Sarah K. Spencer, watch the video were Sniter and some of the newly-minted all-stars react to the news as five were added as reserves adn pitchers on Sunday.

Braves players Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Bryce Elder and Spencer Strider react to being named All-Stars.

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Pitcher Spencer Strider will represent the Braves as nominee or the Roberto Clemente Award. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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In this file photo from October 2024, Atlanta Braves outfielder Jorge Soler and teammates react after losing to the San Diego Padres 5-4 in San Diego. The Braves and Soler, who now plays for the Los Angeles Angels, face a lawsuit by a fan injured at a 2021 World Series game at Truist Park in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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