DENVER – The plan has been for Jordan Beck to prove he deserves a prime role in the Rockies’ lineup. But amid a slow start, he has been on the bench as much as in the batting order. On Monday, though, manager Warren Schaeffer put Beck in the leadoff spot

DENVER – Rockies utility man Tyler Freeman left Monday night’s 12-3 loss to the Dodgers after the bottom of the first inning because of illness. Freeman started in right field and caught Will Smith’s first-inning fly ball. But TJ Rumfield replaced him as a pinch-hitter in the No. 4 spot

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DENVER – Two homestands into his time with the Rockies, infielder Edouard Julien has a deep understanding of Coors Field. On Sunday afternoon, Mickey Moniak's seventh-inning, two-run homer gave the Rockies a narrow lead over the Dodgers. But in a season marked by tight games -- many lost -- the

DENVER -- What might have been a nightmare scenario during his rookie season of 2025 became Rockies right-handed reliever Jaden Hill’s dream come true during the eighth inning Saturday night.

DENVER -- Before bundling up in a light cobalt long-sleeve base layer and a black balaclava that exposed only his eyes when he was playing defense on Friday night, Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar described his game as slowly warming. “I feel good,” Tovar said before the Rockies’ 7-1 loss to

SAN DIEGO -- Those who were around the Rockies last year say the team is embracing a different direction. President of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, a leader in setting that direction, agrees that good things will happen in time. The early phase of the plan to halt the run of

SAN DIEGO -- Lefty Kyle Freeland prides himself on performing when the Rockies truly need him. His left shoulder prevented him from doing so on Sunday. Having dealt with tightness while throwing on Saturday, Freeland had to shut down midway through Sunday’s pregame warmup. The problem, announced as left posterior

SAN DIEGO -- Trips home are always kind to Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak, who grew up in Carlsbad, Calif. Saturday was spent watching golf and talking baseball on the ride to Petco Park with his grandfather, Bill Moniak, who once played in the Red Sox organization; and his father, Matt

DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano didn’t need much help Friday night, although he could have used a little. Sugano threw six efficient innings, holding the Padres to two solo home runs and four hits total. The Rockies, though, could manage little against San Diego pitching and they lost, 5-2,

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DENVER -- Penner Sports Group, the family entity of Greg and Carrie Penner that owns the Denver Broncos, has made an investment that will make it the largest minority owner of the Rockies franchise. The move, approved by Major League Baseball, was announced by Rockies owner, chairman and CEO Dick

DENVER – For the last two games, baseballs have painfully found their way to the right hand of Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman.

DENVER -- Troy Johnston was fortunate and good during Monday night’s 9-7 victory over the Astros at Coors Field. He had a chalk-hugging bunt single and rabbit’s-foot bounce off the second-base bag for a double, then a home run that made him the first model to wear the Rockies’ purple

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DENVER – Coors Field has been kind to the Rockies’ Mickey Moniak since he joined the team last season – like Sunday, when he homered twice in a 4-1 victory over the Phillies. But the place misbehaves every now and then.

DENVER -- The Rockies’ idea has been to ease right-hander and possible future No. 1 starter Chase Dollander into the season. But there was no easy way to put him into Saturday night’s game against the Phillies. Left-handed opener Brennan Bernardino yielded a first-inning run on Kyle Schwarber’s broken-bat double,

DENVER -- Friday afternoon’s Coors Field opener had to go sideways in a hurry for right-handed pitcher Valente Bellozo to be “the hero of the game,” according to Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer. But with a Rockies team at the beginning of the climb back from seven straight losing seasons, including

DENVER -- Rockies left-hander Jose Quintana theorized that spending the season-opening road trip conditioning on artificial surfaces could have contributed to the right hamstring injury that has landed him on the 15-day injured list. Quintana went 4 1/3 innings in a no-decision in Sunday’s 4-3 loss in Miami, but the

MIAMI -- The Rockies took Antonio Senzatela out of their starting rotation late in the 2025 season, but they considered restoring him in ‘26, when he showed up to spring camp with a more diverse pitch mix. But Senzatela demonstrated on Sunday afternoon that he’s fine in whatever role. “I

MIAMI -- Charlie Condon arrived at Triple-A Albuquerque looking to make friends with his surroundings.

MIAMI -- Rockies first baseman TJ Rumfield felt the support of a significant number of fans at loanDepot Park on Saturday afternoon. “Too many to name – everybody is here,” Rumfield said. “I had one teammate from Virginia Tech who texted me and told me he was coming, and I

MIAMI -- Juan Mejia pugnaciously strolling off the mound after escaping an eight-inning jam by striking out the Marlins’ Owen Caissie in Friday night’s season opener could be interpreted as the first impression of a promised new era of Rockies baseball. Mejia’s strong arm made an impression late last season.

MIAMI -- What was thought to be a minor pain in his right index finger during Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak’s last Cactus League appearance turned out to be a sprain that landed him on the 10-day injured list to start the season. Moniak, who hit .270 with 24 home runs

The Rockies and Marlins, Major League Baseball’s 1993 expansion franchises, will begin their 34th seasons with contrasting expectations. The Marlins, who saw a 17-win improvement in 2025 and didn’t get eliminated from the postseason until a handful of games remained, believe they will take that next step and shock the