Colorado Rockies and Bud Black agree to one-year contract extension
Agreement extends the Rockies’ manager through the 2023 season
DENVER – The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have agreed to terms with Manager Bud Black on a one-year contract extension through the 2023 season.
Black, 64, has led the Rockies to a 349-359 record over five seasons, including a 91-72 record in 2018, the second-most wins in franchise history. He was named a National League Manager of the Year finalist in 2017 and 2018 after guiding the Rockies to back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time in franchise history.
Black was named the seventh Rockies’ manager on Nov. 7, 2016 and claims the third-most wins in franchise history, trailing Clint Hurdle (534) and Don Baylor (440). Managing through his extension, Black will become the second-longest tenured manager in Rockies history with seven seasons at the helm, trailing Hurdle (eight seasons). He is 998-1,072 all-time as a manager, two wins shy of becoming the 66th Major League manager to reach 1,000 victories.
Prior to joining the Rockies, Black spent the 2016 season as a special assistant to the general manager for the Los Angeles Angels after a long stay as the manager of the San Diego Padres. Black spent eight seasons and part of a ninth (2007-15) with the Padres, guiding them to 649 wins during his tenure, the second-most managerial wins in Padres history. In 2010, he led the Padres to a 90-72 record and resulting NL Manager of the Year honors.
Previously, Black spent seven seasons (2000-06) as the pitching coach for the Angels, winning the 2002 World Series with the club. He also spent four years in the Cleveland Indians organization as both a special assistant to the general manager (1996-97, 1999) and as a pitching coach for Triple-A Buffalo (1998). As a player, Black pitched in parts of 15 seasons with Seattle (1981), Kansas City (1982-88), Cleveland (1988-90, 1995), Toronto (1990) and San Francisco (1991-94), going 121-116 with a 3.84 ERA over his career.