Manager Warren Schaeffer of the Colorado Rockies looks on before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on August 16, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images) C. Morgan Engel / Getty Images
By The Athletic Staff
Nov. 24, 2025 2:50 pm EST
The Colorado Rockies announced on Monday that Warren Schaeffer would take over as the team’s full-time manager. Schaeffer, 40, had served as Colorado’s interim manager since May 11, after the team fired longtime manager Bud Black, who presided over the club’s 7-33 record to start the season.
Schaeffer fared slightly better, as the Rockies went 36-86 the rest of the way to finish two losses shy of the 2024 Chicago White Sox’s all-time record of 121 losses in a season in the modern era.
The elevation of Schaeffer marks the first significant move made by the team’s new president of baseball operations, Paul DePodesta, who came to the team after spending nearly a decade as an executive with the Cleveland Browns.
“We’re confident Warren is the right person to lead our club moving forward,” DePodesta said in a team press release. “He has established strong relationships with our players, understands the culture of this franchise and embodies the energy and work ethic we want on and off the field.”
Schaeffer has served in several coaching and development roles for the Rockies over more than a decade, most recently as the club’s third-base and infield coach before taking over for Black. The Rockies drafted him out of Virginia Tech in the 38th round in 2007, and the former infielder played in Colorado’s minor-league system until 2012. Now he’ll serve as the franchise’s eighth full-time manager since the team started play in 1993.
“I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to continue leading this team,” said Schaeffer. “My focus remains on continuing to build a strong, unified culture based on accountability, hard work and trust. We have a group of guys who care deeply about competing the right way, and my goal is to keep strengthening those relationships while leading a team that our fans can embrace and be proud of.”
Schaeffer’s promotion marks the final managerial vacancy to be filled this offseason. Nine major-league teams have hired new managers since the end of the regular season.
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