Bill Schmidt steps down as Rockies GM

DENVER -- The Rockies announced that they are immediately beginning an “external search” for a new head of their baseball operations on Wednesday, while announcing that Bill Schmidt has stepped down from the general manager post that he has held since 2021.

After three straight seasons of 100-plus losses, including a Majors-worst 43-119 performance in 2025, the Rockies are seeking their fifth leader of baseball operations in a history that began with original GM Bob Gebhard in 1992, a year before the expansion club took the field.

It is the first time they’ve gone outside the organization since the club hired Dan O’Dowd as GM in October 1999. The next two GMs were promoted from within. Jeff Bridich moved from player development director to GM to replace O’Dowd after the 2014 season. Schm