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Hunter Goodman's Two Homers Power Rockies Past White Sox 9-6

Goodman hit his 40th and 41st home runs of the season, including a three-run shot in the ninth, in Colorado's penultimate game.

Rockies Fans Stay Loyal Through a Fourth Straight 100-Loss Season

Colorado is on pace for its fourth consecutive 100-loss season, but the club says executives Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes have helped produce a double-digit win improvement; the piece cites over 2 million fans attending Coors Field games this year. "They're very passionate. They're loyal, and they know our record," infielder Connor Norby said.

Ezequiel Tovar's Extension Looks Shaky After Offensive Collapse

Tovar's seven-year, $63.5 million extension, signed in March 2024, has become a financial question after a 2026 season in which he posted MLB's lowest wRC+ and negative fWAR, a steep drop from his 2024 breakout.

Rockies close a fourth straight 100-loss season with Hunter Goodman's 40-homer year and a contract question looming over Ezequiel Tovar.

Rockies close out 2026 Coors Field slate with 12-8 loss to Diamondbacks; Carrigg, Karros, Veen go deep

Colorado played its 81st and final home game of the season, falling 12-8 despite a three-run homer from Cole Carrigg, who posted an .889 OPS with 5 home runs in September. The Rockies averaged 27,786 fans per game this season, 18th in MLB.

Coors Field ushers, security staff voice worry over possible MLB lockout as Rockies' home slate ends

With the CBA expiring Dec. 1, hourly Coors Field workers including usher team lead Jake Koch, security guard Henry Burke and staffer Dan Carpenter spoke about the economic stakes of a possible lockout threatening the scheduled April 1, 2027 home opener. "I'm looking forward to starting the season on time," Koch said. The Rockies organization, MLB and the players' union did not comment.

Closed out the home schedule at Coors Field with a loss, finishing 18th in MLB in average attendance.

Hourly ballpark workers voice concern over a possible lockout when the CBA expires Dec. 1.

Rockies fall to Diamondbacks 5-3

Colorado lost 5-3 to Arizona as the last-place Rockies play out the string in a 100-loss season.

Rockies outright infielder Vimael Machín off the 40-man roster

Colorado outrighted infielder Vimael Machín after he cleared waivers, following José Quintana's reinstatement from the injured list. Machín retains the right to reject the assignment and elect free agency.

Rockies fall to Arizona 5-3 as a 100-loss season winds down.

Rockies' 7-2 loss to D-backs locks in 4th straight 100-loss season - first team since 1962-65 Mets to do it

Colorado became the 5th club in MLB history, and the first since the 1962-65 Mets, to lose 100-plus games in four straight seasons. Since Aug. 16 the Rockies have gone 7-26; since the start of 2023 they are a majors-worst 220-423. Manager Warren Schaeffer: 'We've just lost 100 again. There are a ton of lessons to learn from it.' Nolan Arenado, playing for the opposing Diamondbacks: 'With the young group that they have, sometimes, this is just a part of it.'

Rockies unveil Todd Helton statue outside Coors Field

The 17-foot bronze statue, depicting Helton's pose from the out that clinched the 2007 NL pennant, was unveiled before Colorado's 5-3 win over Seattle.

Charlie Condon sets Isotopes franchise record with two grand slams

Colorado's top position-player prospect drove in nine runs on two grand slams in a Triple-A game, capping a strong finish to his season at Albuquerque.

A last-place season had a celebratory moment as the Rockies honored Todd Helton with a statue outside Coors Field.

Rockies manage IL churn late in a 98-loss season

Willi Castro (heel/knee issues) and Kyle Freeland have both been working back from injury in September as Colorado uses its final games to evaluate pieces for 2027 rather than chase the standings.

Rockies' top two farm clubs close out their seasons

Hartford Yard Goats (Double-A) advanced to the playoffs after closing the regular season with a win, while Albuquerque Isotopes (Triple-A) finished their final homestand.

With the majors' worst record long decided, Colorado's remaining storylines are entirely about evaluating pieces for 2027.

Padres rout Rockies 9-2 behind a seven-run second inning

Colorado starter Tanner Gordon was charged with the seven-run frame at Coors Field.

GM Josh Byrnes diagnoses Rockies' September collapse

Byrnes, addressing a stretch of 20 losses in 25 games, cited a post-All-Star-break offensive drop-off with runners in scoring position, defensive lapses from young outfielders, and MLB-worst early-inning run prevention.

Rockies injury list: Castro and Freeland managing ailments down the stretch

Willi Castro went on the IL with heel and knee issues; Kyle Freeland has been on the IL since Aug. 24 with cervical radiculopathy and recently completed a bullpen session.

Colorado's lost season continued with a lopsided home loss to San Diego

GM Josh Byrnes offered an on-record diagnosis of what has gone wrong in September

Padres blow past Rockies 9-3 at Coors Field

Colorado dropped the third game of a four-game series at home, extending a lost season into its final stretch.

Are the Rockies about to make Ryan Feltner a bullpen weapon?

Feltner, a longtime starter, has been dominant in two late-season relief outings (no earned runs over nine combined innings, 11 strikeouts), a development manager Warren Schaeffer says shows 'attack mode from the moment he stepped on the mound.'

Rockies injury report: Castro, Dollander, Quintana, Sullivan all sidelined

A snapshot of a beat-up Colorado roster heading into the season's final two weeks, with several pitchers already on 60-day IL assignments.

Padres blow past Rockies 9-3 at Coors Field

Are the Rockies about to make Ryan Feltner a bullpen weapon?

Rockies injury report: Castro, Dollander, Quintana, Sullivan all sidelined

Rockies snap eight-game losing streak, beat Padres 9-3

Cole Carrigg went 4-for-5 with two home runs, including a three-run shot in a five-run sixth inning, for career highs of four hits and five RBI in the Sept. 15 win, which also ended San Diego's eight-game win streak.

GM Josh Byrnes addresses Rockies' looming fourth straight 100-loss season

A winless six-game road trip against Detroit had dropped Colorado to 55-94 before Monday's win. Byrnes said on the record: "You can't be so future-focused that you're not trying to win every day. This last month has been very frustrating."

Double-A Hartford Yard Goats close regular season 49-44, advance to playoffs

Hartford qualified for the Double-A Northeast playoffs after finishing the regular season 49-44, a rare positive development-pipeline story for the organization this year.

Snapping an eight-game skid was a rare bright spot for a club on pace for a fourth straight 100-loss season.

Rockies fall 8-7 to Padres as San Diego's win streak reaches eight

Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. both homered as San Diego beat Colorado at Coors Field; the loss extends a season in which the Rockies have clinched an eighth straight losing year.

Jose Quintana rocky in second rehab start for Triple-A Albuquerque

Quintana allowed three earned runs in 2.1 innings in a Sept. 13 rehab outing for Albuquerque, a mixed step in his path back to Colorado's rotation.

Rockies drop road finale 8-1 at Detroit

Colorado continues to play out an already-decided season as it opens a home series against San Diego.

Playing out the string in a season decided months ago

Broncos-ownership stake and DePodesta/Byrnes front office take shape as Rockies play out a lost season

With Colorado holding the worst record in MLB and the first team eliminated from playoff contention this season, the more durable local story is structural: Broncos owners Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner hold 40% of the Rockies and intend to acquire another 35% once the current MLB labor agreement is resolved, while Paul DePodesta (president of baseball operations) and Josh Byrnes (GM) lead the front office under team president Walker Monfort.

Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman denies he complained about Rincon's hat angle in the Eddings incident

Home-plate umpire Doug Eddings ordered Cardinals reliever Hancel Rincon to straighten his cap during a Sept. 4-5 game at Coors Field, and news reports identified Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman as the batter who triggered it — a characterization Goodman disputes on the record ("I never once mentioned the hat"), with manager Warren Schaeffer backing him ("Goody was very clear to me today that he said nothing"). Separately, Charlie Condon hit two grand slams in a 9-RBI game for Triple-A Albuquerque, and LHPs Jose Quintana and Kyle Freeland combined for five scoreless rehab innings for Double-A Hartford.

34.0 games back, already eliminated from postseason contention.

Rockies fall to Yankees 6-1

Colorado remains well out of postseason position. LHPs Jose Quintana and Kyle Freeland both began rehab assignments at Double-A Hartford.

Lost 1-6 at the Yankees Tuesday; 33.5 games back, already eliminated from postseason contention.

Rockies fall 5-3 to Yankees despite Hughes' strong start and two home runs

Gabriel Hughes matched up with Cam Schlittler and Adael Amador homered, but Colorado was outscored 5-3 despite out-homering New York 2-1.

Top prospect Charlie Condon hit two grand slams in a single Triple-A game Sept. 7

Rockies become first team eliminated from 2026 postseason race

Colorado's elimination was triggered by Arizona's Sept. 6 win over Houston, extending the club's playoff drought to eight seasons — the second straight year the Rockies have been eliminated first. Colorado did not play Sept. 7 (off day).

Rockies were the first team mathematically eliminated from the 2026 postseason.

Rockies fall 10-8 to Cardinals as Cooper Hjerpe throws perfect MLB-debut relief innings

St. Louis scored six unanswered runs late, including a go-ahead homer off Kyle Leahy's final pitch, to hand Colorado the loss.

Rockies select Vimael Machin, place Willi Castro on 10-day IL

Castro is dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left foot and soreness in his right knee.

Colorado's pitching rehab group: Quintana, Sullivan, Freeland, Ohl all working back

Jose Quintana is throwing at the complex, Sean Sullivan is throwing bullpens, Kyle Freeland is rehabbing in Arizona and Pierson Ohl is playing catch as he targets a 2027 return from UCL repair.

Rockies rally past Cardinals 10-7 on Harry Potter Night

Rookie Mason Adams struck out seven in his start; Colorado erased an early 3-0 deficit starting in the 5th inning for its 55th win.

Rockies place Castro on IL, select Machín from Albuquerque

Willi Castro was placed on the 10-day IL (retroactive to Sept. 2) with left heel plantar fasciitis and right knee soreness; Vimael Machín was selected from Triple-A, and Tyler Freeman was outrighted after clearing waivers.

Colorado (55-87) is eliminated from contention and on pace for a fourth straight 100-loss season.

Rockies fall 7-6 to Cardinals at Coors Field

Colorado dropped to 54-87 in a back-and-forth loss.

Rockies option waiver claim Hayden Harris to Albuquerque; Kyle Karros continues rehab

Colorado claimed LHP Hayden Harris off waivers from Atlanta and optioned him to Triple-A Albuquerque the same day. 3B Kyle Karros, out since a mid-August concussion, went 1-for-2 with a walk in his first rehab game before moving on to Double-A Hartford.

Zac Veen's MLB debut stretch a rough landing after a torrid Triple-A finish

Veen hit .327 with 24 home runs at Albuquerque before his call-up but has managed just a .424 OPS with a 37.8% strikeout rate in his first 37 big-league plate appearances.

Youth movement continues in a lost season

Top prospect Veen adjusting to major-league pitching

Rockies take series from Orioles, extend winning streak

Colorado won two of three from Baltimore, including an 11-inning finale, a rare good stretch for a last-place club.

Rockies recall 2B Adael Amador, RHP Blas Castaño from Albuquerque

September roster moves give both players another look as Colorado continues a multi-year rebuild.

Rare winning streak for a last-place club

Continued player evaluation in a multi-year rebuild

Rockies win second straight on Sullivan's walk-off, September call-up Amador shines

Brett Sullivan's 11th-inning single capped a comeback from two separate deficits; September call-up Adael Amador went 2-for-4 with the tying double as Colorado evaluates its farm talent down the stretch.

Rumfield's homer snaps Rockies' franchise-record 10-game home losing streak

TJ Rumfield's seventh-inning two-run homer, his first since July 18, beat Baltimore 4-2 and ended Colorado's first Coors Field win since August 2 — a franchise-record 10-game home skid.

Rockies recall Adael Amador from Albuquerque; former top prospect producing again

Amador, on his third season on the 40-man after inconsistent 2024-25 MLB stints, hit .261 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI in 86 games at Albuquerque before the recall, which opened when Karros went on the concussion IL.

Last in the NL West; snapped a franchise-record home losing streak.

Rockies set to add Blas Castano, Adael Amador with roster expansion

Colorado is expected to promote RHP Blas Castano and infielder Adael Amador as active rosters expand to 28, continuing the last-place club's stretch-run youth movement.

Rockies pitching staff in flux: Quintana and Sullivan progressing, Herrera out for the year

Jose Quintana and Sean Sullivan are both working back from injury, while reliever Victor Herrera was diagnosed with a torn UCL and is out for the season.

Rockies set to add Blas Castano, Adael Amador with roster expansion

Rockies pitching staff in flux: Quintana and Sullivan progressing, Herrera out for the year

Rockies fall 3-2 in 10, finish winless season series with Braves

Colorado closed a 2-5 road trip through the NL East with its 11th loss in 13 games, extending an already lost season and setting up Monday's series vs. Baltimore at Coors Field -- the club's last homestand test before September call-ups take over the roster.

Rockies bench rookie Cole Carrigg after obscene gesture toward Atlanta fans

A discipline moment for one of Colorado's young outfielders offers a window into how manager Warren Schaeffer is handling accountability on a rebuilding roster loaded with rookies down the stretch of a lost season.

Colorado Rockies (52-85, NL West rank 5): Rockies fall 3-2 in 10, finish winless season series with Braves

Rockies fall 2-1 to Braves, drop fifth straight to Atlanta

Colorado (52-83) held a 1-0 lead into the eighth before a two-run double decided it Aug. 30, extending a lost, last-place season.

Last place and a five-game skid to Atlanta define a lost season.

Rockies fall 6-4 to Braves, clinch 8th straight losing season

Colorado clinched its eighth consecutive losing season during its just-completed series in Washington. 3B Kyle Karros was placed on the 7-day concussion IL after colliding with SS Ezequiel Tovar on a ground ball; INF Adael Amador (.261/.370/.432, 11 HR at Triple-A Albuquerque) was recalled in the corresponding move.

Colorado is in last place with no path to relevance this year; the story is organizational direction and young talent like Amador.

Rockies waste 13 baserunners, fall 7-1 to Nationals as Gabriel Hughes drops to 0-6

Colorado remains last in the NL West with the majors' worst record; the local storyline continues to center on direction and youth evaluation.

Albuquerque Isotopes rally for 11-3 win as Blake Adams notches first save since return

Adams returned to the Isotopes' bullpen after a stint with the big-league club.

Last place in the NL West, focus remains on direction and youth evaluation

Norby's first career grand slam powers Rockies past Nationals, 13-1

Connor Norby's seventh-inning slam was part of a four-homer outburst; Norby, up from Triple-A since Aug. 11, has reached base in all 14 games since his call-up.

Last place, but a rare offensive outburst gives a rebuilding club a bright spot

Goodman's 35th homer sparks Rockies past Nationals, snaps seven-game skid

Hunter Goodman returned from a shoulder strain and homered as Colorado ended a losing streak that included a franchise-worst home skid.

Goodman's 35th homer sparks Rockies past Nationals, snaps seven-game skid

Kyle Freeland placed on IL with cervical radiculopathy

Freeland's neck injury, first flagged Aug. 19, now carries a diagnosis and a retroactive IL date; the innings threshold for his 2027 vesting option (170 IP against 124.1 so far) is now essentially out of reach.

Rockies fall 13-3 at Washington, season-high seventh straight loss

Colorado's bullpen collapsed after Ryan Feltner held the Nationals hitless through four innings, extending the club's losing streak to a season worst.

Kyle Karros back on concussion IL for second time this month

Karros was pulled from a game with continued symptoms days after being reinstated from an Aug. 11 collision; Ryan Ritter was recalled from Albuquerque in the corresponding move.

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Guardians complete 3-game sweep of Rockies, 7-2 in finale

Colorado (50-79, last place) continues a rough stretch heading into a series at Washington tonight.

Karros on concussion IL after collision with Tovar, Amador recalled

3B Kyle Karros was placed on the 7-day concussion IL after colliding with SS Ezequiel Tovar fielding a ground ball; top prospect Adael Amador was recalled from Triple-A in the corresponding move -- part of a season increasingly about development over the standings.

Hunter Goodman lands on IL with shoulder strain, Fulford called up

Colorado's top offensive catcher is out with a left shoulder strain (retroactive to Aug. 15); Braxton Fulford was called up from Triple-A Albuquerque.

Guardians complete 3-game sweep of Rockies, 7-2 in finale

Karros on concussion IL after collision with Tovar, Amador recalled

Hunter Goodman lands on IL with shoulder strain, Fulford called up

Rockies fall to Guardians 9-1, drop fourth straight game of homestand

Colorado has lost seven straight; catcher Brett Sullivan even pitched the final two outs, his 7th mound appearance of the season.

Rockies activate Kyle Karros from concussion IL, option Adael Amador to Albuquerque

Amador, a top position-player prospect, returns to Triple-A after hitting .300 in a five-game call-up.

Rockies are last in the NL West at 50-78, deep into a rebuilding season.

Rockies notebook: Tanner Gordon ticketed to return to rotation, Hunter Goodman out with shoulder strain

Catcher Hunter Goodman went on the IL with a left shoulder strain retroactive to Aug. 15; Braxton Fulford was called up. Gordon was expected back in the rotation Friday (today) vs. Cleveland.

Hunter Goodman's shoulder strain reshapes the catching mix as Colorado hosts Cleveland

Dodgers complete three-game sweep of Rockies, 6-4 in 10 innings, after Freeland exits early

Freeland's neck-tightness exit comes as he chases an innings threshold tied to a $17M vesting option

Deadline pickup Mark Manfredi throws scoreless relief, including facing Ohtani, in Major League debut

Closer Jordan Romano credits reunion with Rockies bullpen coach for late-season turnaround

All-Star catcher Hunter Goodman (34 HR) hits IL with shoulder strain

Goodman is fifth in MLB in home runs this season; manager Warren Schaeffer said the club "can't wait any longer" on the injury.

Rockies DFA Michael Lorenzen to open a rotation spot, recall TJ Shook

Lorenzen went 3-11 with a 7.08 ERA this season as Colorado continues auditioning young arms for 2027.

Rockies chip away but fall 7-6 to Dodgers at Coors as Ohtani reaches 30 homers

Colorado tied the game in the third before a four-double Dodgers fourth inning put the game away.

Last-place club auditioning arms and losing its best bat to injury

Rockies rally with seven unanswered runs, rout Giants 13-7 to close out road trip

Colorado closed a nine-game, three-city road trip by taking the finale from a division rival despite trailing 7-6 in the sixth, a rare bright spot for a last-place club with no playoff stakes left.

Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman held out of lineup a third straight day with shoulder inflammation

Goodman is Colorado's primary catcher; a lingering shoulder issue is a notable health data point for a young core the club is evaluating even in a lost season.

Isotopes shut out 5-0 by Oklahoma City, held without an extra-base hit for a third straight game

Albuquerque is Colorado's top affiliate; a third straight game without an extra-base hit is a notable offensive dry spell as the organization evaluates hitters for potential September looks.

Rockies blow six-run lead in fourth inning, fall 1-7 to Giants

Michael Lorenzen was rocked before being pulled; last-place NL West rivals remain bunched together.

Triple-A Albuquerque managed just two hits in a 0-1 shutout loss to Oklahoma City, its seventh shutout of the season.

Grizzlies' Jack Natili crushes first pro homer, but Fresno falls late in San Jose

Natili's first professional home run came in a 6-4 loss after Fresno blew a 4-1 lead in the 8th.

GJ Hill's 14th homer not enough as Yard Goats fall to Erie

Hill's solo shot was Hartford's only offense of note in a 2-1 loss in which the Yard Goats went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

RHP Jaden Hill shows clean outing in Triple-A rehab assignment

Hill retired the side in order during a rehab outing for Triple-A Albuquerque, a positive signal in his recovery.

Grizzlies' Jack Natili crushes first pro homer, but Fresno falls late in San Jose

GJ Hill's 14th homer not enough as Yard Goats fall to Erie

RHP Jaden Hill shows clean outing in Triple-A rehab assignment

Rockies outright Edouard Julien to Albuquerque, closing loop on Zac Veen callup

Julien (.208/.322/.292, 3 HR) cleared waivers and was outrighted rather than testing free agency, giving Colorado non-roster infield depth after the earlier Zac Veen recall.

Rockies could climb out of NL West cellar this weekend at Oracle Park

Colorado (48-73) sits 2 games behind San Francisco for fourth place entering a series at Oracle Park; the club needs to go 15-26 the rest of the way to avoid a 4th straight 100-loss season, which would be a 5th in MLB history.

Rockies are on pace for a 4th consecutive 100-loss season absent a strong finish.

Zac Veen homers in first MLB game since 2022 as Rockies take series in Arizona

Veen, hitting .327 with 24 HR at Triple-A before his callup, delivered his first home run at the MLB level since April 2025 in Colorado's first Arizona series win since July 2022.

Kyle Karros placed on concussion IL after in-game collision; Adael Amador recalled

Karros suffered a head-to-shoulder collision with a teammate chasing a grounder. Amador, batting .261 at Triple-A, was recalled to fill the infield spot; the organization may be protecting prospect Charlie Condon's roster status.

Kyle Karros placed on 7-day concussion IL after infield collision with Tovar

Karros collided with Ezequiel Tovar chasing a grounder during the Aug. 11 win at Arizona; Adael Amador was recalled from Albuquerque to fill the roster spot.

Rockies call up Zac Veen after torrid stretch at Triple-A Albuquerque

Veen, a former first-round pick who struggled in a 2025 trial, hit .327 with 24 home runs at Albuquerque including a franchise-record 17-total-base game, and was recalled ahead of Tuesday's game.

Former Rockies draft pick Correlle Prime returns to Coors Field with Savannah Bananas tour

Prime, part of Colorado's 2016 minor-league system alongside Kyle Freeland and Ryan McMahon, now plays for the Savannah Bananas' barnstorming tour, which visits Coors Field this weekend.

Youth movement continues with Veen call-up amid a last-place season

Rockies place OF Tyler Freeman on IL with lumbar pain, recall Connor Norby

Freeman received an MRI for constant back pain; a treatment plan is still to be determined with no firm return timetable.

Former Diamondback Jake McCarthy has resurgent season, wins first Player of the Week

McCarthy, traded to Colorado last winter after a rough 2025 in Arizona, is hitting .307 from the Rockies' leadoff spot with a career-high 13 home runs.

Last-place club's stories center on player development and a resurgent former Diamondback.

Cardinals rally past Rockies 7-4 in series finale

Colorado led before St. Louis scored three runs in the eighth; Hunter Goodman's 34th home run of the season was a bright spot, but the Rockies fell to 3-13 in decisive series games this season.

Jake McCarthy homers twice as Rockies beat Cardinals 8-6 in road upset

Hit leadoff HRs in the 1st and 6th; Freeland escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 4th.

Rockies activate Blas Castano from IL, immediately option him to Albuquerque

Same-day roster move following a rehab assignment that began Aug. 1.

Jake McCarthy homers twice as Rockies beat Cardinals 8-6 in road upset

Rockies activate Blas Castano from IL, immediately option him to Albuquerque

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