DENVER -- Former Rockies manager and longtime fixture in the organization Clint Hurdle announced Friday that he is parting ways with the club, effective Saturday.
Best known in the Rockies’ organization as the club’s manager from 2002-09 -- a tenure that included a trip to the 2007 World Series -- Hurdle had served as special assistant to the general manager since returning to the organization before the 2022 season, with the exception of a term as part of the Major League coaching staff in 2025.
In a tweet, Hurdle said:
“With my last day being October 31, 2026 … just know that I am not retiring … but rather recalculating my journey personally and professionally.
“In the words of my favorite Doctor … ‘Don’t be sad it’s over, be glad it happened’ -- Dr. Seuss.”
Hurdle, 69, has been involved in multiple endeavors. He has a busy public-speaking schedule, and he is the author of “Hurdle-isms: Wit and Wisdom from a Lifetime in Baseball,” with a second book in the works.
There have been other stops for Hurdle after his 10-season playing career with four teams from 1977-87. He coached and managed in the Mets’ system from 1988-93, served as hitting coach for the Rangers -- helping lead the team to the World Series in 2010 -- and managed the Pirates from 2011-19, a term that included three postseason appearances and a National League Manager of the Year honor in 2013.
Most of his post-playing career in baseball, however, has been with the Rockies.
Hurdle served the Rockies as the club’s Minor League hitting instructor from 1994-96 and hitting coach from 1997 until replacing Buddy Bell as manager in 2002 to cultivate a rebuild that led to the ‘07 club. His 1,159 games managed and 534 wins were club records before Bud Black surpassed those marks in 2024.
As recently as the Rockies’ instructional program in Arizona this fall, Hurdle was teaching players and advising coaches in the farm system.