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)
Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black walks toward the dugout after making a pitching change during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Colorado Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez, middle right, walks toward the dugout as manager Bud Black, middle left, makes a pitching change during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon (24) celebrates with third base coach Warren Schaeffer after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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)
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Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black walks toward the dugout after making a pitching change during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Colorado Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez, middle right, walks toward the dugout as manager Bud Black, middle left, makes a pitching change during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Colorado Rockies' Ryan McMahon (24) celebrates with third base coach Warren Schaeffer after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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 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.
