Colorado Rockies: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Colorado Rockies News / Purple Row / June 7

This Week in Purple: Well, at least it was interesting

Last week was certainly a weird one as the Colorado Rockies kicked off the month of June. It started with the Rockies—fresh off of back-to-back wins and a series win against the San Francisco Giants—getting absolutely shellacked in the series finale.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 6

Rockies Slugger Loses Home Run After MLB Overturns Call on Appeal

The month of May certainly had its ups and downs for the Colorado Rockies. It ended with a blowout loss to the San Francisco Giants, 19-6, at Coors Field.

Antoine Kelly News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 6

Dodgers To Trade Antoine Kelly To Cubs

The Dodgers are trading left-hander Antoine Kelly to the Cubs, according to multiple reports, including from Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Kelly signed a minor league deal with Los Angeles in November.

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Ryan Feltner News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 6

Rockies Have Reason to Be Encouraged by Ryan Feltner's Progress

The Colorado Rockies dropped their Friday night contest to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-7, but there was good news to come out of the game despite the loss.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Colorado Rockies News / Just Baseball / June 6

Rockies Notebook: Sterlin Thompson, Michael Lorenzen and Mounting Injuries

DENVER, Colo. — With 12 players on the IL, the injury bug hasn’t bitten the Colorado Rockies so much as it has feasted on them. Manager Warren Schaeffer addressed the health of some of his most important players, only to have one more get added to the IL shortly before the first pitch of a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 6

Rockies Face Another Rotation Disruption with Latest Pitching Injury

The Colorado Rockies injured list grew again on Friday and it impacts Saturday’s game with the Milwaukee Brewers. Before the game, the Rockies placed right-handed pitcher Tanner Gordon on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement.

Zac Veen News / Purple Row / June 6

Zac Veen, the Rockies, and what happens when hope and timeline diverge

Zac Veen (No. 9 PuRP) was the player I hoped would be my favorite Rockie by now. Hope can be an unfair thing to put on a prospect. Prospects are projections, not guarantees.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 5

Rockies Will Have Interesting Trade Deadline Options When They Become Sellers

Things are slowly trending in the right direction for the Colorado Rockies. Sure, they are back in the National League West Division basement but things have a different feel than it did at this time last year.

MLB News / Field Level Media / June 5

Rockies building momentum ahead of series opener vs. Brewers

The Colorado Rockies had gone more than a month without winning a series before they took two of three games from the San Francisco Giants last weekend.

Colorado Rockies News / Purple Row / June 5

Troy Johnston’s .320 batting average is significant for Rockies

With 99 games remaining this season, a surprising trend has emerged for the Colorado Rockies: Two of the top hitters in 2026 weren’t on the team last season.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Michael Lorenzen News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 4

One Rockies Starter Is Running Out of Time to Turn Things Around

The Colorado Rockies dropped the final game of their series against the Los Angeles Angels 11-4 on Wednesday night. But the main reason that the Rockies dropped the game to the Angels is because of starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen.

Jake McCarthy News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 4

Jake McCarthy’s Redemption Becoming One of Rockies’ Best Stories

The Colorado Rockies center fielder, Jake McCarthy, is quietly becoming one of the best hitters in the lineup. At the beginning of the season, the 28-year-old McCarthy got off to a slow start.

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Hunter Goodman News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 4

Rockies Could Call up This Veteran Catcher to Back Up Hunter Goodman

The Colorado Rockies play Hunter Goodman at catcher almost every game night in and night out. But baseball is a very long season and there are 162 games and Goodman is not and cannot play every single game at the catcher position.

Colorado Rockies News / Purple Row / June 4

How would the initial CBA proposals impact the Rockies?

The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between MLB and the Major League Player’s Association (MLBPA) that governs the business of the league as a whole is set to expire at the conclusion of the 2026 season.

Michael Lorenzen News / Purple Row / June 4

Lorenzen’s struggles continue as Rockies drop series finale to Angels 11-4

After a pair of wild games that went in their favor, the Colorado Rockies aimed to secure a series sweep against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday evening.

Colorado Rockies News / Colorado Rockies on SI / June 3

Rockies May Report Card: From Hopeful to Hopeless in One Month

For a brief moment, it appeared that the Colorado Rockies were going to prove people wrong. March and April saw the team emerge as a competent operation with flashy offensive weapons and a stalwart bullpen.

Michael Lorenzen News / Field Level Media / June 3

Rockies' Michael Lorenzen returns home, bids to halt slide vs. Angels

Michael Lorenzen is hoping a return to familiar territory on Wednesday evening will pull him out of a winless streak that has stretched to six starts. Lorenzen is scheduled to take the mound for the Colorado Rockies in the finale of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.

Colorado Rockies News / Field Level Media / June 3