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Colorado Rockies' top prospect Ethan Holliday shook off a hit-by-pitch injury to deliver a three-hit, four-RBI performance just two days later. The teenage shortstop is heating up at Single-A, posting a stunning 1.157 OPS over his last 13 games.
Troy Johnston almost quit baseball for a corporate sales job last year. Now the 28-year-old Rockies player is batting sixth-best in the majors and celebrating home runs in a giant purple fur coat.
San Diego Padres outfielder Gavin Sheets crushed a walk-off home run against the Colorado Rockies, giving his team back-to-back dramatic victories. In a game that featured two homers from Sheets, the Padres proved that sometimes the best moments in sports happen when the pressure is highest.
San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts ended a marathon 12-inning game with a walk-off grand slam, giving his team a 7-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies. It was the latest walk-off grand slam in Padres history and brought back memories of the team's legendary "Slam Diego" era.
The analytics pioneer who revolutionized baseball is tackling his biggest challenge yet: turning around the Colorado Rockies, a team that's lost 100+ games three years running in the notoriously difficult Coors Field. After a decade in the NFL, DePodesta believes fresh thinking can finally crack baseball's most complex problem.
Colorado Rockies prospect Zac Veen arrived at spring training 40 pounds heavier and completely sober after battling substance abuse for three years. The 24-year-old outfielder spent his offseason in a recovery program, getting baptized, and rebuilding his life with help from his high school coach.
Baseball legends Larry Walker and Todd Helton will be immortalized in bronze at Coors Field this season. The Colorado Rockies announced the statues during their annual fan fest, celebrating the franchise's only two Hall of Famers.