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2024 Winter Meetings: A Day One Q&A with Rockies GM Bill Schmidt

2024 Winter Meetings: Rockies GM Bill Schmidt Q&A, Day One DALLAS (Dec. 9) ­— Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt sat down for a question-and-answer session with the Rockies writers in attendance at the Winter Meetings. We learned much from Schmidt in the half-hour meeting about the Rockies’ current roster situation and goals. Position Updates […]

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Michael Toglia of the Rockies forcing out Jose Herrera of the Diamondbacks
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Rockies Fall to Diamondbacks on Ninth-inning Comeback

Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 3 PHOENIX (Aug. 13) — Jake McCarthy slapped a two-out, two-strike, two-run opposite-field single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Arizona Diamondbacks a walk-off victory over the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night. McCarthy’s heroics took a much-deserved victory away from Rockies starter Austin Gomber. Gomber scattered six hits over six […]

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Victor Vodnik entering a game for the Rockies
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Rookie Victor Vodnik Has Become a Highly Reliable Reliever for the Rockies

Victor Vodnik, the Reliable Rookie Rockies Reliever SAN DIEGO — It was the bottom of the ninth inning of Friday’s Rockies–Padres game, and Victor Vodnik was on the mound with two outs. He was protecting a 5–2 Rockies lead, facing Jackson Merrill with Jake Cronenworth on second and a 1–2 count. Vodnik fooled Merrill with […]

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Brenton Doyle crushing a homer for the Rockies in a win over the Angels
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Freeland Terrific, Doyle Clutch as Rockies Edge Angels

Rockies 2, Angels 1 ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jul. 31) — A Brenton Doyle homer in the eighth inning, combined with strong pitching performances from Kyle Freeland, Tyler Kinley, and Victor Vodnik led the Colorado Rockies past the Los Angeles Angels, 2–1, Wednesday night. Freeland scattered six hits across seven innings, allowing one run while striking out […]

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Ha-Seong Kim scoring a run for the Padres against the Rockies
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Big First Inning Gives Padres Road Victory over Rockies

Padres 5, Rockies 2 (Apr. 24) The San Diego Padres scored four runs in the top of the first, paving the way for a 5–2 win over the Colorado Rockies Wednesday night at Coors Field in Denver. Matt Waldron mixed his knuckleball effectively with the more standard pitches in his arsenal to limit the Rockies […]

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Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks diving into home against the Rockies
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Diamondbacks Trounce Rockies after Record-breaking Third Inning

Diamondbacks 16, Rockies 1 PHOENIX, Mar. 28 — The Arizona Diamondbacks rode a record-breaking third inning to a 16–1 blowout victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies Thursday evening. Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland had a nightmare of an outing, allowing 10 runs on 10 hits while walking one and striking out two across 2 1/3 […]

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