Rockies tab Walt Weiss as new manager
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The Colorado Rockies have named former shortstop Walt Weiss as their sixth manager in franchise history.
Weiss spent four years as the club's shortstop from 1994-98 before returning as a special assistant to the general manager from 2002-2008 after he retired from baseball in 2000.
Weiss played 14 major league seasons with Oakland, Florida, Colorado and Atlanta and compiled a .258 average with 25 home runs and 386 RBI in 1,495 games.
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He was named AL Rookie of the Year in 1988 and was a member of four World Series teams, including the 1989 World Series champion Oakland Athletics.
The 48-year-old New York native takes over as the club's new skipper in place of Jim Tracy, who resigned on Oct. 7 after three-plus seasons as the Rockies' bench boss.
Tracy took over as Colorado's manager in 2009 after Clint Hurdle got the team off to an 18-28 start and guided the Rockies to a 74-42 record the rest of the way before being bounced by Philadelphia in the National League Division Series.
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Tracy garnered NL Manager of the Year honors for his effort, but Colorado struggled to a 220-266 record over the next three years, including a disappointing 64-98 campaign in 2012.