Colorado Rockies Fire Manager Bud Black After Historic 7-33 Start

The Colorado Rockies fired Bud Black, the winningest manager in franchise history, after a historically poor 7-33 start to the 2025 MLB season, marking one of the worst 40-game starts since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles. The team also dismissed bench coach Mike Redmond, promoting third-base coach Warren Schaeffer to interim manager and appointing hitting coach Clint Hurdle as interim bench coach. Rockies owner Dick Monfort cited unacceptable performance and the need for change to better serve fans and improve the team's results. The Rockies are 19½ games out of first place in the National League West and have been outscored by 128 runs, with only the 2023 Oakland Athletics having a worse run differential through 40 games since 1900. Despite Black's earlier success leading the Rockies to playoff appearances in 2017 and 2018, the team has struggled in recent seasons, including two consecutive 100-loss years. The Rockies hope Schaeffer can invigorate the team, which features young talent like Ezequiel Tovar and Chase Dollander, as they look to turn their fortunes around.