All the losing nearly reduced lefty Kyle Freeland to tears as he recently chatted about the woeful state of his hometown team. It's a gloomy situation that has the Colorado Rockies off to a 7-33 start — one of the worst in major league history — and led to the firing Sunday of manager Bud Black.

The Colorado Rockies have fired long-time manager Bud Black, the club announced on Sunday. Black, 67, had managed the Rockies since the start of the 2017 season. He'll be replaced on an interim basis by third-base coach Warren Schaeffer,

The Colorado Rockies, a day after losing by 21 runs to the San Diego Padres at home, and off to a major league-worst 7-33 start, fired manager Bud Black on Sunday, and named third base coach Warren Schaeffer the interim manager for the rest of the season.