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Purple Row After Dark: What’s surprised you most about the 2026 MLB season so far?

With the first month of baseball in the books, there have been plenty of surprises across the league. From surprise contenders to fallen favorites and from managers on the hot seat to unexpected performers, the 2026 season has been full of surprises. While things are certain to shift as the long season drags on, here […]

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Reds 7, Rockies 2: Not enough offense (again)

After sweeping the New York Mets over the weekend, the Colorado Rockies hoped to continue on their winning track in Game 1 against the Cincinnati Reds. However, it was not to be as the Rockies, despite getting on base throughout the game, could never manage to bring runners home and lost the series opener, 7-2. […]

Colorado Rockies Game no. 30 thread: Kyle Freeland vs. Chase Burns

The Colorado Rockies are surely feeling good about life since they are coming off a three-game sweep of the New York Mets at Citi Field. Worth noting, Colorado sits at 13-16 on the season, their best start through 29 games since 2022, when they got off to a 16-13 start. In addition, the Rockies are […]

Rockies reliever RJ Petit discusses coming back from Tommy John surgery

The first thing you’ll probably notice about RJ Petit is his size— he’s 6-foot, 8-inches tall. Generally speaking, the Colorado Rockies are not a height-challenged team, but even then, Petit towers above his teammates. It’s fitting, then, that his size reflects the notable changes he’s undergone over the course of the last year as he […]

Purple Row After Dark: The value of a shutout

On Sunday, in the second game of a doubleheader — and when the bullpen had to cover 3.2 innings in Game 1 — Chase Dollander threw seven shutout innings to help the Rockies shut out the Mets 3-0. The result was Colorado’s first shutout of 2026. In 2025, the Rockies only held opponents scoreless three […]

Edouard Julien emerging as quality leadoff hitter for Rockies

While a clear feature of the 2026 Rockies is Warren Schaeffer changing up lineups depending on the opposing pitcher and analytics, one trend is emerging as a fairly regular trend: Edouard Julien in the leadoff spot. Julien has hit in the No. 1 spot in 17 of the Rockies 29 games with all of them […]

Purple Row After Dark: Stars vs. Spark

The Rockies and Mets came into this series with nearly identical records: 10-16 for Colorado, 9-16 for New York. Which… felt misleading. Like two teams arriving at the same place for completely different reasons. Then the Rockies swept the series, and the gap in records is growing: 13-16 for Colorado, 9-19 for New York. Same […]

The Rockies sweep the Mets in a Sunday doubleheader

After rain bumped the Saturday matchup from the MLB schedule, the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets played two on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. Game 1: Rockies 3, Mets 1 The Rockies started the day with a victory to lock up a series win on the road. Putting the ‘K’ in New York Strikeouts […]

Colorado Rockies game no. 29 thread: Chase Dollander vs Kodai Senga

The Colorado Rockies held the New York Mets to just one run during their 3-1 victory in the first stage of today’s traditional double-header. With that win, the Rockies have won the series against the Mets. Now it’s time to play again, and potentially earn a sweep in Flushing. For the first time this season, […]

Colorado Rockies game no. 28 thread: Jose Quintana vs. Nolan McLean

After a full day of rain in New York City on Saturday, the Colorado Rockies and New York Mets will pick things up where they left off, with a Sunday doubleheader to make up for the postponed game. The Rockies won a close one on Friday night in the city that never sleeps, withstanding some […]

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This Week in Purple: The difference a year makes

Any week that starts with a win against the Los Angeles Dodgers should generally be a pretty good one, and that’s just what the Colorado Rockies had. The Rockies won three of their six games played against three different teams. They could have even won a fourth, which was in their sights on Thursday against […]

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Purple Row After Dark: Let’s remember some guys

The Colorado Rockies will play a double-header tomorrow to wrap up their series against the New York Mets after an unexpected off-day thanks to a rainy day in Queens. Since there was no baseball game today, I thought we could play a little game instead. It’s time to remember some guys who played for our […]

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Colorado Rockies minor league game thread: April 25, 2026

After a thrilling win against the New York Mets last night, the Colorado Rockies will have to wait for game two of the series. Rain across the Big Apple pushed today’s game to a Sunday doubleheader. In lieu of a Rockies rematch, here’s what’s going on today for our minor league clubs! Check out the […]

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Rockies-Mets game postponed due to weather

This morning, the New York Mets announced that today’s game with the Colorado Rockies has been postponed because of rain. Instead, the two teams will play tomorrow, Sunday, April 26, in a single-admission doubleheader. The first game will begin at 11:40 am with the second game following 30-45 minutes following the conclusion of Game 1. […]

The Evolution of the Lefty Reliever: Lessons from the 2026 Rockies

For nearly a month, the Rockies tried something you don’t see very often: They carried one left-handed reliever.  If you’ve followed bullpens for a while, that probably jumped out to you the same way it did to me. You get used to seeing two, three, sometimes four lefties when you scan a roster. Different looks, different roles, different ways to navigate a lineup. That’s just how it’s always been.  […]

Rockies 4, Mets 3: Surviving strikeouts and finishing with authority

For much of the night, it looked like a step forward. And this time, they finished it. Behind a quietly brilliant outing from Michael Lorenzen and a lineup that adjusted as the game went on, the Colorado Rockies (11-16) defeated the New York Mets (9-17) 4–3 on Friday night at Citi Field. Lorenzen set the […]

Rockies place RHP Ryan Feltner on IL, recall LHP Sammy Peralta

On Friday afternoon just before the Colorado Rockies were scheduled to kick off a three-game series against the New York Mets, it was announced that right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner is being placed on the 15-day injured list. Feltner, 29, has been diagnosed with right ulnar nerve inflammation. He had been dealing with discomfort in his […]

So far, Mickey really is fine and Hunter really is good for Rockies

The Rockies’ top offensive performers last season — Mickey Moniak and Hunter Goodman — were not only bright spots in a 119-loss season, but also had the best seasons of their young careers. With breakout seasons in the rearview mirror, one of the big questions heading into this season was whether or not they could […]

Purple Row After Dark: Potential pitching decisions coming

The Rockies have some potential pitching scenarios on the horizon that may force some interesting decisions. First, there’s Ryan Feltner. The righty left Thursday’s game with right triceps tightness after only two innings of work. He gave up two runs on two hits with one strikeout and one walk on 40 pitches. After the game, Feltner […]

Padres 10, Rockies 8: From the jaws of victory

After a complete victory against the San Diego Padres last night, the Colorado Rockies entered this afternoon’s game with the chance for a series win. Things were going great for the most part… until they weren’t. Multiple injuries occurred early in the game, but the Rockies persevered and carried a three-run lead into the top […]

Ryan Feltner and Willi Castro leave Rockies-Padres game (updated)

UPDATE 2:23pm MT: The Rockies broadcast just announced that Feltner left with right triceps tightness, and Castro left with right knee soreness. Here’s a tweet confirmation from Thomas Harding: UPDATE 2:18pm MT: 2B Willi Castro also exited the game in the fourth inning for unknown reasons. Prior to leaving the game, Castro had one walk […]

Colorado Rockies game no. 26 thread: Matt Waldron vs Ryan Feltner

Compared to last season, the Colorado Rockies continue to find themselves in unfamiliar territory.The Rockies may still be below .500 but are playing largely competent, competitive baseball. Bolstered by what has been a surprisingly strong pitching core—both from starters and in the bullpen—and the occasional outburst of offense, the Rockies successfully earned their tenth win […]

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The few seeds planted by Bill Schmidt that are now bearing fruit

The general consensus of those who follow baseball seems to be that the Colorado Rockies front office overhaul was long overdue and has, so far, looked like the right move for the organization. The Bill Schmidt-led Rockies got worse every year and did not appear to have a plan that would dig the team out […]