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For the first time as temporary manager for Colorado Rockies, Warren Schaeffer was pushed out and he made the most out of that career moment.
Home Plate Umpire Ramon de Jesus called strike three on Rockie’s outfielder Tyler Freeman, and he was immediately pushed out after arguing for the call.
That’s when Schaeffer came flying out of Dugout to get in between them, and he obviously had no idea of staying in Dugout after seeing his reaction.
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Colorado Rockies Interim Manager Warren Schaeffer, Middle, movements to a judge after being postponed during the third round of a baseball match against Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday 29 June 2025, in Milwaukee. (Aaron Gash/AP Photo)
Schaeffer spiked his chewing gum and hat into the dirt after going in between de Jesus and Freeman, which led to the referee throwing the temporary manager from the game.
From there, Schaeffer came right in the face of Jesus and said his piece, while also showing him where he thought the pitch was.
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Schaeffer kneeled in the right-handed dough box and held his hand just above the ground, which probably showed the Jesus where he thought the strike-three calls were on Freeman.
Rockies relieved Bud Black of its managerial tasks on May 11, despite a rare victory for Colorado, the team, which owns MLB’s worst record this season at 18-65.
Colorado Rockies Interim Manager Warren Schaeffer, Middle, movements after being postponed during the third round of a baseball match against Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday 29 June 2025, in Milwaukee. (Aaron Gash/AP Photo)
Since Schaeffer took over, Rockies’ results have not been much better and went 11-32 since then.
However, Schaeffer’s fiery response to Freeman’s strike turned the tide of the time in his dugout.
Rockies ended up beating the breweries for extra laps, 4-3, at American Family Field. It was Brenton Doyle’s RBI double in the eighth round as well as Orlando Arcia’s game-bound home driving in the ninth that forced extras on the road.
Colorado Rockies Interim Manager Warren Schaeffer, right, is thrown out of a judge during the third round of a baseball match against Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday 29 June 2025, in Milwaukee. (Aaron Gash/AP Photo)
Then Kyle Farmer came through with an RBI single in the 11th to give the Colorado lead that they would not waive at the bottom of the frame when Tyler Kinley closed the victory.
