who would go on to win Rookie of the Year just like Weiss twelve years prior. He retired after the season. Post-playing career Weiss's charitable contributions have included numerous donations to Watertown High School in Watertown, New York. In addition, the baseball field at his alma mater, Suffern High School, is named after him. After retiring from the Braves as a player following the 2000 season, he returned to the Rockies as a special instructor and adviser to the front office from 2002 to 2008. He left that job to spend more time with his family, and coach his sons' baseball and football teams. Weiss was signed on November 7, 2012, to be the manager of the Colorado Rockies. Weiss made the decision to step down as the manager of the Colorado Rockies after four managerial seasons with the club on October 3, 2016. He finished with a record of 283 wins and 365 losses. The Braves announced that Weiss had been hired as bench coach on November 10, 2017. Weiss, while serving a bench coach for the Atlanta Braves, won a World Series Championship in 2021 after defeating the Houston Astros 4 games to 2 on November 2, 2021. Managerial record See also List of Colorado Rockies team records References External links SI Article about Weiss' ordeal with ill son ESPN.com Profile 1963 births Living people Atlanta Braves coaches Atlanta Braves players Baseball coaches from New York (state) Baseball players from New York (state) Colorado Rockies managers Colorado Rockies players Florida Marlins players Huntsville Stars players Madison Muskies players Major League Baseball bench coaches Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners Major League Baseball shortstops Modesto A's players National League All-Stars North Carolina Tar Heels baseball players Oakland Athletics players People from Suffern, New York People from Tuxedo, New York Pocatello Gems players Tacoma Tigers players Wareham Gatemen players