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Yahoo
12-05-2025
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MLB-worst Rockies fire hitting coach Hensley Meulens, name former manager Clint Hurdle interim replacement
With the worst record in Major League Baseball, the Colorado Rockies are making a change they hope can provide a jolt to a lifeless offense. Hitting coach Hensley Meulens was fired Thursday and replaced by former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, who had been a special assistant to the general manager. At 3-15 entering Thursday, Colorado has the fourth-worst team batting average in the National League (.220) and third-worst team OPS (.629). The Rockies have the second-most strikeouts in MLB at 195, they're tied for the second-fewest home runs with 12, and they rank last in the majors with 52 runs scored. Meulens was in his third year as Rockies hitting coach, having been hired before the 2023 season. Last year, the Rockies' .242 team batting average and .704 OPS were the worst in franchise history. We have relieved hitting coach Hensley Meulens of his duties. Special Assistant to the GM, Clint Hurdle, has been named hitting coach for the remainder of the season. — Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) April 17, 2025 Hurdle will serve as interim hitting coach for the remainder of the season, according to the team. 'This has been an incredibly frustrating and disappointing start to the season, especially offensively,' Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt said in a statement. 'While all of us share responsibility, I felt a change was necessary, and that a new voice was needed to give us the best chance to perform as we move forward in the season. "Clint's 30-plus years of baseball experience, especially over the past three-plus seasons working with our young players throughout the Minor Leagues, put him and our club in a place to be successful moving forward." Hurdle was the Rockies' manager from 2002 to '09, taking over after Buddy Bell was fired. He managed Colorado to the 2007 World Series, which they lost in four games to the Boston Red Sox. In his eight seasons as manager, Hurdle compiled a 534-625 record. Prior to being promoted to manager, Hurdle was the hitting coach on Colorado's staff for five seasons following three years as the organization's minor-league hitting instructor. He had been a special assistant to Schmidt since 2022. Meulens has been a coach at the major-league level since 2010 with the San Francisco Giants and was the hitting coach for the Giants' World Series championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014. He was also a bench coach for the New York Mets and assistant hitting coach for the New York Yankees before being hired by Colorado. Meulens was the subject of an FAA investigation one year ago for being in the cockpit of the team's charter plane during a flight from Denver to Toronto.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rockies fire manager Bud Black amid MLB-worst 7-33 record
The Colorado Rockies announced the firing of manager Bud Black on Sunday, following a 9-3 win over the San Diego Padres. The Rockies have the worst record in Major League Baseball at 7-33. Colorado wasn't just losing games, and a lot of them. The team was losing badly, looking completely outmatched on the field. On Saturday, the Rockies lost to the Padres, 21-0. That was part of a week during which Colorado's pitching staff allowed 10 or more runs in four consecutive games. Bench coach Mike Redmond, who held that position during Black's entire tenure with the Rockies, was also dismissed. Third base coach Warren Schaeffer was named interim manager. The Rockies' -128 run differential is the worst in MLB by a considerable margin, 59 runs worse than the next closest team. An inept offense has also contributed significantly to that figure. Colorado has scored the second-fewest runs in baseball (133) with the third-worst team batting average (.219) and OPS (.646). — Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 11, 2025 The Rockies are on their way to their seventh consecutive losing season and third with 100 or more losses. At 7-33, Colorado is on pace to overtake last season's Chicago White Sox as the team with the most defeats (121) in a single season in MLB history. Black's firing comes less than 24 hours after general manager Bill Schmidt supported him following Saturday's blowout, saying he thought the team could "turn it around." "I think our guys are still playing hard, and that's what I look at," Schmidt told the Denver Post's Patrick Saunders. "Guys are working hard every day, they come with energy, for the most part. I don't think we are [at that point of firing Black]. Guys still believe in what we are doing and where we are headed. We are all frustrated." Schmidt may be the next to go. Little help is coming from a minor league system that ranks 18th among baseball's 30 organizations, according to The payroll is saddled with horrible contracts such as the seven-year, $182 million pact with Kris Bryant, who's played 170 games in his four seasons with Colorado and just had surgery to alleviate a degenerate lumbar condition. 'Our play so far this season, especially coming off the last two seasons, has been unacceptable. Our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better,' Rockies owner Dick Monfort said in a statement. 'While we all share responsibility in how this season has played out, these changes are necessary. We will use the remainder of 2025 to improve where we can on the field and to evaluate all areas of our operation so we can properly turn the page into the next chapter of Rockies Baseball." Montfort has been the Rockies' principal owner since 2000. Colorado has had six winning seasons during that span, including a run to the World Series in 2007. Prior to joining the Colorado staff for the 2023 season, Schaeffer coached in the Rockies' organization for 10 seasons, progressing from high Single-A to Double-A and Triple-A affiliates. Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, who was named interim hitting coach in mid-April, will now be the interim bench coach. Black finishes his Rockies tenure with a 543-690 record (a .440 winning percentage). In his first two seasons, Colorado qualified for the MLB postseason as a wild card and advanced to the divisional round in 2018. However, the Rockies hadn't won more than 74 games in the following six seasons.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Rockies fire manager Bud Black amid MLB-worst 7-33 record
The Colorado Rockies announced the firing of manager Bud Black on Sunday, following a 9-3 win over the San Diego Padres. The Rockies have the worst record in Major League Baseball at 7-33. Colorado wasn't just losing games, and a lot of them. The team was losing badly, looking completely outmatched on the field. On Saturday, the Rockies lost to the Padres, 21-0. That was part of a week during which Colorado's pitching staff allowed 10 or more runs in four consecutive games. Bench coach Mike Redmond, who held that position during Black's entire tenure with the Rockies, was also dismissed. Third base coach Warren Schaeffer was named interim manager. The Rockies' -128 run differential is the worst in MLB by a considerable margin, 59 runs worse than the next closest team. An inept offense has also contributed significantly to that figure. Colorado has scored the second-fewest runs in baseball (133) with the third-worst team batting average (.219) and OPS (.646). — Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 11, 2025 The Rockies are on their way to their seventh consecutive losing season and third with 100 or more losses. At 7-33, Colorado is on pace to overtake last season's Chicago White Sox as the team with the most defeats in a single season in MLB history. Black's firing comes less than 24 hours after general manager Bill Schmidt supported him following Saturday's blowout, saying he thought the team could "turn it around." "I think our guys are still playing hard, and that's what I look at," Schmidt told the Denver Post's Patrick Saunders. "Guys are working hard every day, they come with energy, for the most part. I don't think we are [at that point of firing Black]. Guys still believe in what we are doing and where we are headed. We are all frustrated." Schmidt may be the next to go. Little help is coming from a minor league system that ranks 18th among baseball's 30 organizations, according to The payroll is saddled with horrible contracts such as the seven-year, $182 million pact with Kris Bryant, who's played 170 games in his four seasons with Colorado and just had surgery to alleviate a degenerate lumbar condition. 'Our play so far this season, especially coming off the last two seasons, has been unacceptable. Our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better,' Rockies owner Dick Monfort said in a statement. 'While we all share responsibility in how this season has played out, these changes are necessary. We will use the remainder of 2025 to improve where we can on the field and to evaluate all areas of our operation so we can properly turn the page into the next chapter of Rockies Baseball." Montfort has been the Rockies' principal owner since 2000. Colorado has had six winning seasons during that span, including a run to the World Series in 2007. Prior to joining the Colorado staff for the 2023 season, Schaeffer coached in the Rockies' organization for 10 seasons, progressing from high Single-A to Double-A and Triple-A affiliates. Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle, who was named interim hitting coach in mid-April, will now be the interim bench coach. Black finishes his Rockies tenure with a 543-690 record (a .440 winning percentage). In his first two seasons, Colorado qualified for the MLB postseason as a wild card and advanced to the divisional round in 2018. However, the Rockies hadn't won more than 74 games in the following six seasons.
New York Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Rockies fire Bud Black after brutal start, name Warren Schaeffer as interim manager
The Colorado Rockies fired manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond on Sunday. Third-base coach Warren Schaeffer is now the interim manager, and hitting coach Clint Hurdle will serve as the interim bench coach. 'Our play so far this season, especially coming off the last two seasons, has been unacceptable. Our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better,' said Rockies owner Dick Monfort. 'While we all share responsibility in how this season has played out, these changes are necessary. We will use the remainder of 2025 to improve where we can on the field and to evaluate all areas of our operation so we can properly turn the page into the next chapter of Rockies baseball.' Advertisement The Rockies gave Black a nice sendoff with a 9-3 victory over the Padres on Sunday, but this season has been a complete disaster. The Rockies lost 21-0 to the Padres on Saturday, and after losing 103 games in 2023 and 101 games in 2024, they seem primed to break the 2024 Chicago White Sox's record (41-121) for losses in a season after starting the season 7-33. Schaeffer joined the Rockies as a third-base and infield coach during the 2023 season after spending 10 seasons as a coach and manager in the team's minor-league system. 'I believe that Warren is the right person to lead us forward for the remainder of this season, develop our young talent at the major-league level and get our club back to playing a better brand of baseball,' said General Manager Bill Schmidt. 'He has a great ability to connect with both veterans and young players and is an excellent communicator.' The Rockies installed Hurdle as the team's hitting coach on April 17 after firing former hitting coach Hensley Meulens. Hurdle managed the Rockies for parts of eight seasons (2002-09). The team went 534-625 during his tenure and made its only World Series appearance in 2007. Hurdle also managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2011 until 2019, going 735-720. Black's firing comes almost a decade after the Padres dismissed him as manager. On June 15, 2015, San Diego general manager A.J. Preller, who had inherited Black the previous summer, relieved the veteran manager of his duties after a 32-33 start. Black, the 2010 National League Manager of the Year, finished his Padres tenure with an overall record of 649-713. He later declined a reportedly below-market offer to manage the Washington Nationals — the job instead went to Dusty Baker — before joining the Rockies the following offseason. The Rockies went 544-690 under Black, who managed the team to a wild-card loss in 2017, his first season as manager, and then won a wild-card game before the Rockies got swept by the Brewers in the 2018 National League Division Series. The Rockies have not made the postseason since. Advertisement Black, who pitched in 15 major-league seasons and began his big-league coaching career as the Anaheim Angels' pitching coach, oversaw a Rockies pitching staff that finished the 2017 season 17th in the majors in ERA despite playing half its games at notoriously hitter-friendly Coors Field. The next year, the Rockies ranked 20th in ERA on their way to another playoff berth. In five of the next six seasons, they finished last or second-to-last in ERA. 'I think our guys are still playing hard, and that's what I look at,' Schmidt told the Denver Post before Saturday's historic loss. 'Guys are working hard every day, they come with energy, for the most part. I don't think we are (at that point of firing Black). Guys still believe in what we are doing and where we are headed. We are all frustrated.'
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'Still a lot of games left'- Rockies' GM Bill Schmidt reacts after an awful start as he hopes for a turnaround
Rockies' GM Bill Schmidt reacts after an awful start as he hopes for a turnaround (Getty) The Colorado Rockies have had a bad start to the 2025 season, but the team's general manager, Bill Schmidt , isn't ready to make big changes yet. Before the team played against the San Diego Padres, he said that while staying positive, he doesn't plan to fire manager Bud Black right now, even though the team is struggling. Bill Schmidt says he feels for the fans Bill Schmidt, speaking to the Denver Post, explained that he understands that it is frustrating for the fans to see how the Colorado Rockies has performed. Operation Sindoor 'Our job is to hit target, not to count body bags': Air Marshal Bharti on Op Sindoor Precautionary blackout imposed across parts of Rajasthan, Punjab 'Indian Navy was in position to strike Karachi': Vice Admiral on Operation Sindoor He said: "I feel for the fans, I feel for the people around here, I know we are better than we have played, but we are not good right now. We have to battle through it and get to the other side.' Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AI guru Andrew Ng recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around in 2025 Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo Further, he said: "There are still a lot of games left. I think we can turn it around, but it's going to take a whole group to do it. The guys are working to get better." He added that the team has been working really hard. He said: "I think our guys are still playing hard, and that's what I look at, guys are working hard every day, they come with energy, for the most part. I don't think we are (at that point of firing Black). Guys still believe in what we are doing and where we are headed. We are all frustrated." Bud Black reacts while being in a difficult spot While the Colorado Rockies are having a terrible season and don't want to call it a rebuild, things are not going great. On Saturday, the Rockies lost 21-0 to the San Diego Padres. This is their eighth loss in a row. Their 6-33 record is the worst since 1988. Regarding the situation, their manager Bud Black said: 'I hate it. I hate that big-time, It's been a function of where we've been the last four days with the doubleheader and a little bit from our starters. We've had a lot of relievers who pitched a lot lately and you've got to save some arms.' Also Read: Colorado Rockies' nightmare season continues with record-setting losses since 1950
