Patrick D. Lyons
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#Rockies Zac Veen goes 407 ft into the pool at Chase Field for his first game back in the Majors in 478 days. The reigning back-to-back Player of the Week in the PCL stays hot with this two-run homer.
Fun rookie matchup in St.Louis between Cardinals’ 2B JJ Wetherholt and Rockies’ 1B TJ Rumfield. Besides the justifiable hype surrounding Wetherholt, the two have largely provided equal value on offense. Rumfield trails in defensive metrics despite also being a top defender at his position.
Homer no. 2 of the game for Jake McCarthy keeps the #Rockies leadoff man above .300 for the season. McCarthy is batting .452 (14 for 31) with a 1.277 OPS in his last seven games.
Ezequiel Tovar is batting .205 for the Rockies while Anthony Volpe is currently with the Yankees' Triple-A affiliate. Which of these 25-year-old shortstops would you rather have going forward?
#Rockies POBO Paul DePodesta on trade negotiations for the likes of Hunter Goodman, Jake McCarthy and Mickey Moniak: “I don’t think we got particularly close on any of those players because I think our internal price was going to be higher than what the market would bear.”
Antonio Senzatela on saying goodbye to his long-time #Rockies teammate Kyle Freeland: “It's been 12, 13 years together. I just always see him as like my oldest brother. You know, like my gringo brother.”
#Rockies trade deadline lineup sans CF Brenton Doyle, RHP Antonio Senzatela and RHP Victor Vodnik. Expect OF Jordan Beck and RHP Nick Frasso on Monday with another player - pitcher - joining the team on Tuesday.
#Rockies Kyle Freeland on the Antonio Senzatela trade: “(We) grew in this game together. We broke into the league together… We've been together for 12 years, from Low-A all the way to right now. He's an incredible human being. I wish nothing much the best for him and his family moving forward.”
Antonio Senzatela: class act. Even after being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, Senza takes some time to gives thanks to the Coors Field grounds crew.
One final game of catch for Antonio Senzatela (blue arm sleeve) as a member of the Colorado Rockies. Signed as an international free agent in 2011, Senza had been the longest tenured member of the organization.
Hunter Goodman holds a tie with Kyle Schwarber for the most home runs (33) in the National League. The last #Rockies slugger to lead the NL in homers was Nolan Arenado (38) in 2018.
Homer no. 33 for #Rockies Hunter Goodman, his second of the game. Goodman has six multi-homer games this season, the most by a National League catcher since Mike Piazza in 1995.
Since 2000, the Colorado Rockies are tied for the fewest amount of trade deadline deals in the month of July, according to MLB Communications.
#Rockies Brenton Doyle, who added an RBI-double during a 3-1 win, on his first game back since May 19: “Emotions are all over the place a little bit, but overall, just really excited and motivated to get back out there.”
Ever see a grounds crew put on the tarp while the starting lineup is being announced? *Listen for the thunder and the announcement of lightning nearby, so clear the Rooftop, Rockpile and upper deck at Coors Field.
On this date 15 years ago, #Rockies trade Ubaldo Jiménez to Cleveland. The only player to throw a no-hitter in franchise history - April 17, 2010 - nets Colorado four prospects.
Consider yourself lucky if you received one of the #Rockies hot dog hats given out on July 18. Those who weren’t one of the first 15,000 to receive the promotional item have been willing to spend $100 on the free cap.
#Rockies Cole Carrigg ends Jacob Misiorowski’s perfect game bid in the fifth with an opposite field home run.
#Rockies Brenton Doyle’s second-half prediction looks rather prophetic after Hunter Goodman’s trifecta on Sunday. 📄: www.justbaseball.com/mlb/colorado...
Update: Hunter Goodman has 29 home runs now. Goodman’s second home run of the day gives him his 5th multi-homer effort of the year. Last #Rockies slugger with that many was Trevor Story in 2018.
Homer no. 28 for Hunter Goodman. #Rockies single-season record for home runs is 49 set by Todd Helton (2001) and Larry Walker (1997). Goodman, on pace 45 dingers, will need to pick up the pace if he’s going to challenge the two Hall of Famers.
Over 90 minutes before first pitch for Rockies-Reds and The Rooftop is already jumping at Coors Field.
Jordan Walker. Wow. Needed to homer in his final six swings and the Cardinals slugger does it in enemy territory. No one had homered with the magenta ball all night until the Finals, then Walker does it three times to win the 2026 Home Run Derby. Incredible.
#Rockies Hunter Goodman was a no-doubt selection for the 2026 All-Star Game. Did 1B TJ Rumfield deserve to be in Philly too?
#Rockies Jake McCarthy has his second leadoff inside-the-park of the season.
“Sometimes you swing and you do not miss.” #Rockies Kyle Karros stays hot in San Francisco with his 9th home run of the year. Over his last 15 games, Karros is batting .327 with five homers and a 1.184 OPS.
