DENVER -- Former Colorado Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle has landed a job as the Texas Rangers hitting coach.

The decision to hire Hurdle was reached Tuesday, but the announcement was delayed Wednesday because the Rangers obliged the Major League Baseball request that no significant news break on World Series game days, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

Hurdle, who was fired by the Rockies in May, was Colorado's hitting coach from 1997 to 2001.

The Rockies, playing in an extremely hitter-friendly park, led the National League in runs scored in three of those five years and were in second place (by two runs) in another, according to MLB.com. They also led the NL in on-base percentage in three of those five seasons.

Larry Walker won the 1997 Most Valuable Player Award with Hurdle as his hitting coach, and the Rockies had three players -- Walker, Todd Helton and Vinny Castilla -- win two Silver Slugger Awards, MLB.com said.

Hurdle replaced Buddy Bell as the Rockies' manager during the 2002 season and led them to the World Series in 2007. He was dismissed in May and replaced by Jim Tracy.