Rockies’ Condon starts July in style with second multihomer game in four days
Charlie Condon did not skip a beat as the calendar flipped to July. The Rockies’ No. 2 prospect turned in a multihomer performance for the second time in just four days as part of a three-hit day in Triple-A Albuquerque’s 6-5 loss to Round Rock at Dell Diamond. He tallied
From chaotic college visit to Rockies teammates, Hughes has a friend in Johnston
DENVER -- Right-handed pitcher Gabriel Hughes arrived at Coors Field on Wednesday for his first day in the Major Leagues to a cleverly lit locker with his name in large, white letters, a plush chair with his No. 43 stitched and applied to the back.
No. 16 prospect Hughes called up by Rockies
DENVER – Right-hander Gabriel Hughes, the Rockies’ top pick in 2022 and the team’s No. 16 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, won’t be misled by numbers, good or bad.
Condon homers, records 3 hits for 2nd straight game to end incredible June
It might not take much longer for Charlie Condon to make his way to the Rockies, considering he has been one of the hottest hitters in the sport for quite some time now. Condon, Colorado’s No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 65 overall, went deep again on Tuesday after
Condon's power surge at Triple-A rolls on with two-homer game
Charlie Condon has been putting on a lot of shows in June with his power. The Rockies’ No. 2 prospect went yard twice and drove in five runs during Triple-A Albuquerque’s 11-5 win over Salt Lake at Isotopes Park on Sunday. Condon, who has three homers in the past three
Veen's 3-double day extends huge hitting streak at Triple-A
Zac Veen, the Rockies’ first-rounder back in 2020, has hit his stride in Triple-A. Veen (COL No. 13) extended his hitting streak to 23 games on Tuesday, turning in a three-double performance for Albuquerque in an 11-3 win over Salt Lake at The Ballpark at America First Square. Veen additionally
Rockies prospect Montgomery, a first-round pick in 2021, retires
Benny Montgomery, the eighth overall pick by the Rockies in the 2021 Draft, has retired from professional baseball. Montgomery, 23, was hitting .203 with a .644 OPS in 41 games this season for Double-A Hartford, where he has spent each of the past three injury-plagued seasons. He posted a .249/.325/.374
Rockies prospect's 454-foot blast not just a sign of power, but maturity
DENVER -- Rockies No. 13 prospect and onetime top pick Zac Veen launched a Statcast-projected 454-foot home run Friday night for Triple-A Albuquerque against Sugar Land -- to the upper level of the seating berm behind the left-field wall at Isotopes Park.
As Condon heats up in Triple-A, could he be nearing a callup?
DENVER – Rockies No. 2/MLB Pipeline No. 71 prospect Charlie Condon is swinging a productive bat -- and, figuratively, one sharp No. 2 pencil. Entering Friday night, Condon had produced a .343/.425/.971 slash line over his previous nine games with Triple-A Albuquerque, with six home runs, four walks, 16 RBIs
Thompson hits first 2 big league homers as Rockies near roster crunch
CHICAGO -- Rockies No. 15 prospect Sterlin Thompson is showing the valuable trait of being ready even though the calls don’t come regularly. Thompson did not play in Colorado’s first two games at Wrigley Field, but on Wednesday night he knocked his first two Major League home runs and added
Rockies rookie makes a throw you have to see to believe
CHICAGO -- Over his first nine Major League games, Rockies No. 6 prospect Cole Carrigg has shown off all the athletic traits that made him the 65th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. In Wednesday night's 8-6 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, he broke out the throwing
Carrigg crashes into ivy, then runs for coffee
CHICAGO – Rockies No. 6 prospect Cole Carrigg is getting the full Wrigley Field experience. He homered Monday night, and Wednesday was part of the Rockies’ tradition of low-service time guys making a run to a nearby Starbucks for the clubhouse.
Condon AGAIN! Rockies' No. 2 prospect homers to continue massive June
Just over halfway through June, the scorching-hot Charlie Condon has already tied his personal best for most home runs in a single calendar month, and he did it off of a rehabbing Major League starter. Condon, the Rockies’ No. 2 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 72 overall, took Astros starter
Carrigg gives Rox 'a breath of fresh air' with 3rd HR since callup
CHICAGO -- Rockies prospect Cole Carrigg was more than a bystander in a historic game at Wrigley Field Monday night. Carrigg’s eighth-inning homer gave the Rockies a lead, but the Cubs won a 5-4 walk-off decision -- on a night when Pete Crow-Armstrong hit for the 13th cycle in franchise
Sullivan's unusual style perplexes batters in debut
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'He looked like death': Sullivan's MLB debut cut short due to illness
LAS VEGAS – Albeit short-lived, the big league debut of Rockies’ No. 11 prospect Sean Sullivan left Colorado with a platform to build on – not only in their eventual 6-4 loss to the Athletics, but also for the future. The 23-year-old lefty tossed three scoreless innings at Las Vegas
'We want to see the fire': Rox thrilled by Carrigg's first MLB HR, big first week
DENVER – The personality the Rockies welcome from No. 6 prospect Cole Carrigg showed through his stylish bat flip to punctuate his first Major League home run – a solo shot in the fourth inning of Thursday afternoon’s 9-3 loss to the Cubs at Coors Field.
'Young colt' Carrigg shows some hustle -- and gets dirty -- in debut
DENVER -- As soon as his first hit bounced past first base and into the right-field corner at Coors Field on Tuesday night, Rockies No. 6 prospect Cole Carrigg had third base in his sights – darn any possible consequence. The batting helmet would not stay on through his long
Rockies' No. 14 prospect Herrera out for year with torn UCL
ANAHEIM — Left-handed reliever Welinton Herrera's rookie season is over after only 2 1/3 innings, as he has suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, the Rockies announced on Monday. The Rockies’ No. 14 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday
Condon extends 12-game hit streak with 1st career walk-off homer
The 2024 No. 3 overall pick is red-hot again after his rapid rise through the Minors a year ago. He punctuated this current streak with a walk-off on Sunday. Rockies No. 2 prospect Charlie Condon (MLB Pipeline's No. 74 overall) crushed a home run to center field in the bottom
Rox top prospect Holliday to have foot surgery, out for the season (source)
DENVER -- Rockies No. 1 prospect -- and MLB Pipeline's No. 17 prospect -- Ethan Holliday will undergo surgery for a stress fracture in his left foot and miss the remainder of the season, a source told MLB.com on Friday. The club had not announced the surgery. The decision came
The one thing Colorado's No. 2 prospect isn't good at? Slowing down
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Triple-A Albuquerque would eventually pull away in a 12-7 victory over El Paso on Thursday afternoon. But there was enough doubt that Rockies No. 2 (and MLB Pipeline’s No. 75 overall) prospect Charlie Condon gripped a bat in the dugout and pulled his hands into hitting position
Rockies sticking with long-term plan for prospect Sullivan
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Triple-A Albuquerque left-hander Sean Sullivan (Rockies' No. 11 prospect) found the appropriate reaction to a negative result, and excelled.
Right ankle tendinitis lands Moniak on IL; Thompson (No. 15) recalled
PHOENIX -- Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak fought right ankle tendinitis for 10 days before he and manager Warren Schaeffer saw a disturbing pattern emerge. Moniak sustained the injury in a crash with the center-field wall in the first inning of a May 12 game in Pittsburgh. The next night --
Ethan Holliday sees Jackson homer once, ups ante with first two-homer night
For one night, bragging rights in the Holliday clan goes to the younger sibling. Hours after Jackson Holliday hit a go-ahead homer during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk, Ethan Holliday matched his big brother ... and then one-upped him for good measure. Colorado's top-ranked prospect continued his recent tear,