Clint Hurdle

Clinton Merrick Hurdle (born July 30, 1957, in Big Rapids, Michigan) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the former manager of the National League's Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball, having held that position from April 26, 2002, to May 29, 2009. Since his release, Hurdle has been offered a "significant role" within the Rockies organization but is currently working as an studio analyst for the MLB Network. Clint is named ... more

Clinton Merrick Hurdle (born July 30, 1957, in Big Rapids, Michigan) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the former manager of the National League's Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball, having held that position from April 26, 2002, to May 29, 2009. Since his release, Hurdle has been offered a "significant role" within the Rockies organization but is currently working as an studio analyst for the MLB Network. Clint is named for his father, Clinton Sr., who played collegiate baseball for Ferris State University. When Clint was 4 years old, the family moved from Michigan to Florida so Clint Sr. could take a job at the Kennedy Space Center. Clint is a 1975 graduate of Merritt Island High School in Merritt Island, Florida. Hurdle is married with three children; a daughter with Prader-Willi Syndrome, a son, and a daughter from a previous marriage. After being selected by the Kansas City Royals with the 9th pick of the first round in the 1975 amateur draft, Hurdle... less