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Colorado Rockies News / Field Level Media / April 17
Rockies fire hitting coach Hensley Meulens

Rockies fire hitting coach Hensley Meulens

Former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is back on the team's bench after it fired hitting coach Hensley Meulens on Thursday. Hurdle will take over as hitting coach through the end of the season after the Rockies carried a .220 batting average and .629 OPS into Thursday's off day.

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The 20 most significant MLB Rule 5 draftees

The 20 most significant MLB Rule 5 draftees

The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.

Colorado Rockies News / Yardbarker / April 17
With horrid hitting history, Rockies finally make long overdue move

With horrid hitting history, Rockies finally make long overdue move

The move was long overdue. Colorado has struggled mightily as a franchise since Meulens was hired.

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Colorado Rockies News / Larry Brown Sports / April 17
Rockies bring back former manager as new hitting coach

Rockies bring back former manager as new hitting coach

The Colorado Rockies made a strange move Thursday by firing their hitting coach and bringing back a former manager to replace him.

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Colorado Rockies News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 17
Rockies fire hitting coach, name replacement

Rockies fire hitting coach, name replacement

The Rockies announced that hitting coach Hensley Meulens has been relieved of his duties.

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New York Yankees News / Pinstripe Alley / January 8, 2025

Top NYY Could-Have-Beens: Hensley Meulens

The Yankees thought about hiring Meulens as their own manager after parting ways with Joe Girardi in October 2017. They granted him an interview, and he was in the mix along with the like likes of then-bench coach Rob Thomson, but as we know, the job went to Aaron Boone.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Colorado Rockies News / Yardbarker / April 19, 2024
Deleted Instagram video sparks FAA investigation of Rockies

Deleted Instagram video sparks FAA investigation of Rockies amid turbulent season

The Rockies are off to a franchise-worst 4-15 start in 2024.

Rockies lose veteran starting pitcher to IL
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