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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
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.
Fox News
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Rockies dismiss manager Bud Black amid bad start to 2025 season
The Colorado Rockies became the second team within a week to make a change in the dugout amid an abysmal start to the 2025 season. The Rockies announced they parted ways with manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond. Third base coach Warren Schaeffer was named interim manager, while Clint Hurdle was named interim bench coach. "Our play so far this season, especially coming off the last two seasons, has been unacceptable," Rockies team owner Dick Monfort said in a statement. "Our fans deserve better, and we are capable of better. 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 to we can properly turn the page into the next chapter of Rockies Baseball." Colorado suffered an embarrassing 21-0 loss to the San Diego Padres. The team got one back on Sunday, 9-3. It was only their seventh win of the season in 40 games. Opposing teams have had a field day against the Rockies. The team's run differential is -128. Colorado has only scored 133 runs this season. The Rockies have not made the playoffs since the 2018 season. It was also the last time the team finished over .500. Colorado was 61-101 last season after going 59-103 in 2023. Black took over as manager in 2017. He was 544-690 in more than eight years at the helm. The Rockies were the second team to fire their manager within the last seven days. The Pirates fired Derek Shelton earlier in the week. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Colorado Rockies fire manager Bud Black a day after losing 21-0 to San Diego
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that's one of the worst in Major League Baseball history. Colorado promoted third base coach Warren Schaeffer to be the interim manager, the team announced Sunday after a 9-3 win over San Diego. That victory wasn't enough to save Black's job after the Rockies lost 21-0 to the Padres on Saturday. They also fired bench coach Mike Redmond. Hitting coach Clint Hurdle takes over as interim bench coach. The Rockies have the worst 40-game start since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who were 6-34. ___ AP MLB: Pat Graham, The Associated Press
Washington Post
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Colorado Rockies fire manager Bud Black a day after losing 21-0 to San Diego
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that's one of the worst in Major League Baseball history. Colorado promoted third base coach Warren Schaeffer to be the interim manager, the team announced Sunday after a 9-3 win over San Diego. That victory wasn't enough to save Black's job after the Rockies lost 21-0 to the Padres on Saturday. They also fired bench coach Mike Redmond. Hitting coach Clint Hurdle takes over as interim bench coach.
Associated Press
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Colorado Rockies fire manager Bud Black a day after losing 21-0 to San Diego
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a 7-33 start that's one of the worst in Major League Baseball history. Colorado promoted third base coach Warren Schaeffer to be the interim manager, the team announced Sunday after a 9-3 win over San Diego. That victory wasn't enough to save Black's job after the Rockies lost 21-0 to the Padres on Saturday. They also fired bench coach Mike Redmond. Hitting coach Clint Hurdle takes over as interim bench coach. The Rockies have the worst 40-game start since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles, who were 6-34. ___ AP MLB:
