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Fans react: Pendleton, Perez reportedly out with Braves, Weiss in

Braves pitcher Alex Wood gets a fist pump from first base coach Terry Pendleton after hitting his third single in the game against the Nationals during a baseball game on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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Braves pitcher Alex Wood gets a fist pump from first base coach Terry Pendleton after hitting his third single in the game against the Nationals during a baseball game on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Oct 20, 2017

Atlanta Braves bench coach Terry Pendleton and first-base coach Eddie Perez are expected to be fired from the team's coaching staff, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's David O'Brien on Friday.

Citing sources “familiar with the situation”, O’Brien reportec former Rockies manager and former Braves shortstop Walt Weiss is the most likely replacement for Pendleton as bench coach.

Here’s what Braves fans had to say about Friday’s news:

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