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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
18-04-2025
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Former Pirates manager named to MLB coaching staff
DENVER, Colorado (WKBN) – Former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was named hitting coach of the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. He replaces Hensley Meulens, who was fired from the position. Hurdle had been working for the Rockies as the special assistant to the general manager. The 67-year-old previously managed the Rockies from 2002-09. He posted a record of 534-625, leading the franchise to one postseason appearance and a World Series trip in 2007. He later managed the Pirates from 2011-19 and took Pittsburgh to the postseason in three straight seasons, beginning in 2013. The Rockies currently own the worst record in Major League Baseball at 3-15. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox Sports
18-04-2025
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- Fox Sports
Nationals-Rockies game postponed by weather, to be made up in Sunday doubleheader
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The game between the Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of inclement weather. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Sunday with the first game starting in the afternoon and the second in the evening. Colorado fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and replaced him with former manager Clint Hurdle on Thursday, hoping to turn around an offensively challenged team that has started 3-15. Hurdle managed the Rockies from 2002-09, a tenure highlighted by a trip to the World Series in 2007. The 67-year-old Hurdle has been a special assistant to Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt since December 2021. ___ AP MLB: recommended in this topic
Yahoo
18-04-2025
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Nationals-Rockies game postponed by weather, to be made up in Sunday doubleheader
DENVER (AP) — The game between the Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of inclement weather. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Sunday with the first game starting in the afternoon and the second in the evening. Colorado fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and replaced him with former manager Clint Hurdle on Thursday, hoping to turn around an offensively challenged team that has started 3-15. Hurdle managed the Rockies from 2002-09, a tenure highlighted by a trip to the World Series in 2007. The 67-year-old Hurdle has been a special assistant to Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt since December 2021. ___ AP MLB: The Associated Press
Associated Press
18-04-2025
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- Associated Press
Nationals-Rockies game postponed by weather, to be made up in Sunday doubleheader
DENVER (AP) — The game between the Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of inclement weather. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Sunday with the first game starting in the afternoon and the second in the evening. Colorado fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens and replaced him with former manager Clint Hurdle on Thursday, hoping to turn around an offensively challenged team that has started 3-15. Hurdle managed the Rockies from 2002-09, a tenure highlighted by a trip to the World Series in 2007. The 67-year-old Hurdle has been a special assistant to Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt since December 2021. ___ AP MLB:
