Evan Justice #56

John Evan William Justice...Played four seasons at North Carolina State where he made 76 career appearances (seven starts), going 11-2 with a 4.71 ERA (133.2 IP, 70 ER), 63 walks and 147 strikeouts...Held opponents to a .221 average (110-for-582) in his career...As a junior in 2021, his 13 saves ranked second in the ACC and fourth in the NCAA while also ranking as the third-most in a single season all-time at NC State...Compiled a 1.67 ERA in ACC and NCAA Tournament play, surrendering just three earned run in 16.2 innings while tallying 22 strikeouts...Was teammates with San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey for two seasons in college...In 2017, named the Virginia Player of the Year as a high school senior...Also a first-team all-conference selection his junior and senior high school seasons in basketball...Attended Collegiate High School (Richmond, Va.), the same high school as NFL quarterback Russell Wilson.

2024

Recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Sept. 1, his first and only time on the active roster in 2024...Made his only appearance for the Rockies that day, issuing one walk and recording a strikeout while logging one out vs. Baltimore...Optioned to Triple-Albuquerque on Sept. 5...In 32 appearances for Triple-A Albuquerque, went 0-3 with an 8.76 ERA (24.2 IP, 24 ER) with 26 strikeouts and 34 walks...Four of his seven appearances during August were scoreless...Allowed four runs in two of those seven outings...Overall in all levels, held left-handed hitters to a .286/.483/.381 slashline while righties hit .294/.473/.397...In nine relief outings (8.2 IP) for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, did now allow a run while striking out 11 and walking one.

2023

Made his Major League debut on Aug. 26 at Baltimore, tossing one inning and allowing one run on one hit with one walk and two strikeouts...Struck out Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman looking on Aug. 26 for his first career strikeout...Had his contract selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on Aug. 25...Made nine relief appearances for Colorado in his inaugural season, allowing seven runs over 7.1 IP (8.59 ERA)...Across three Minor League levels (High-A Spokane, Double-A Hartford, Triple-A Albuquerque), made 38 appearances and went 6-1 with a 3.49 ERA (38.2 IP, 15 ER), one home run, 26 walks and 63 strikeouts while holding opposing hitters to a .131 average (17-for-130)…began the season with Spokane...Did not allow an earned run through his final 11 appearances with Hartford (12.1 IP), allowing just three hits through this span…tied for the fifth-longest scoreless streak (by appearances) in the Eastern League.