DENVER -- Saturday was like so many days back in Arlington, Tenn. Hunter Goodman dreamed his dreams and practiced his swing, with his father, Robert Goodman, pitching to him. This time the venue was Coors Field. And after the session, things turned really special.

DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano was scratched from Saturday night’s scheduled start against the Giants because of back spasms. Rookie lefty and No. 11 Rockies prospect Sean Sullivan was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque and started in Sugano’s place. In other pitching news, the Rockies placed reliever Seth Halvorsen on

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DENVER – The Rockies’ Jake McCarthy put himself squarely on the radar on Friday night. McCarthy socked two home runs – a first-pitch first-inning shot and a fifth-inning grand slam – to increase his season homer total to a career-high nine during the Rockies’ fireworks-filled 15-3 victory over the Giants.

DENVER -- Mickey Moniak isn’t going to let a single -- rather, the lack thereof -- ruin a special night.

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.

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.

DENVER -- Mickey Moniak’s first-inning home run -- one of few good Rockies moments worth marking in Tuesday night’s 14-3 loss to the sizzling Marlins at Coors Field -- could be a sign he is shaking bad habits that crept into his swing while his right ankle was hurting.

DENVER -- The Rockies’ Hunter Goodman brought his home run stroke back home on Monday night. Goodman launched a 442-foot solo shot to left-center in the seventh inning of the 10-7 loss to the Marlins at Coors Field to further his place in first-half MLB and team history.

DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano will have his next start delayed because of a breakage of the nail on his right middle finger. Righty Tanner Gordon is expected to return from almost a month on the injured list with a right hip impingement to replace Sugano and start Tuesday

DENVER – Rockies rookie first baseman TJ Rumfield is thankful for his at times bumpy development as a run producer. “In the Minor Leagues, you fail so much,” said Rumfield. “There are certain situations where they tell you, ‘Hey, when you get to the big leagues, if you fail in

DENVER -- Rockies left-hander Jose Quintana is doing all he can to avoid surgery for the most significant elbow injury of his career -- at age 37. Quintana, who initially landed on the IL on May 26 with a left elbow sprain, received a PRP shot in the left ulnar

DENVER -- Jake McCarthy was determined to give the Rockies a first-inning lead, even if it was going to cost him his pregame meal.

DENVER -- Rockies third baseman Kyle Karros felt the nick of victory. With the bases loaded and two out in the ninth in a one-run game, Karros charged to field Jake Mangum’s slow grounder but felt the foot of Pirates baserunner Billy Cook graze his glove. Karros never made a

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.

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DENVER -- While dominating for most of his 7 1/3 innings against the Pirates on Friday night, Kyle Freeland became the second pitcher to reach 1,000 strikeouts in a Rockies uniform. He knew that the other -- now-Padres hurler Germán Márquez, who broke in with him in 2017 -- was

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

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

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

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.

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CHICAGO -- Steadiness has been Rockies rookie TJ Rumfield's calling card, but he throws in enough power to be special. Rumfield provided a spark with a two-run home run in the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s 5-2 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

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

CHICAGO -- The Rockies’ bullpen is full of youthful electricity. But sometimes the currents buzz out of control -- like Monday night, when Seth Halvorsen’s 99 mph fastball to Matt Shaw resulted in the bases-loaded walk that ended a 5-4 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The bigger nightmare