Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black waits for relief pitcher Jake Bird to take the mound after removing starting pitcher Chase Dollander in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
May 11, 2025 - 3:12 PM
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.
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