Colorado Rockies turn to interim manager
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In their second game under interim manager Warren Schaeffer, the Rockies’ offense was once again a no-show in a 4-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night at Globe Field. Schaeffer was named interim manager on Sunday when Bud Black was fired.
Colorado Rockies third base coach/infield coach Warren Schaeffer (center) is the second former Virginia Tech baseball player to become an MLB manager.
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Yardbarker on MSNJosh Jung powers Rangers past reeling RockiesJosh Jung accounted for all the scoring with two home runs to back the solid pitching of Jack Leiter as the Texas Rangers defeated the hapless Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Tuesday in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in Arlington,
Several current Rockies players, including two-time Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle, Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, and reserve outfielder Sean Bouchard, played under Schaeffer at Triple-A Albuquerque. Schaeffer received glowing reviews.
Josh Jung hit a first-inning three-run home run and an eighth-inning solo shot while Jack Leiter allowed only one run on two singles over six innings as the Texas Rangers beat the struggling Colorado Rockies 4-1 Tuesday.
The Colorado Rockies’ firing of longtime manager Bud Black means a former WPIAL product will try to get the club back on track. Warren Schaeffer, a native of Vandergrift and a Greensburg Central Catholic alum,
The Colorado Rockies dismissed manager Bud Black and bench coach Mike Redmond after their fall to a 7-33 record. Warren Schaeffer takes over as interim manager, with Clint Hurdle as interim bench coach.
Jung’s first homer followed singles by Sam Haggerty and Wyatt Langford for the Rangers (22-21), who have won four consecutive games to move above .500 for the first time since April 30. His second homer gave him his fifth career multihomer game and was his third homer in three games.
In the first game of the Warren Schaeffer era, Chase Dollander dazzled like the ace he’s proclaimed to be. But alas, the end result was the same for the team on pace to be MLB’s worst