Tag: Baseball Players
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Colorado Rockies opening day eats offer something for everyone
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save America’s favorite pastime returns to Colorado on Thursday, April 6, when the Rockies hit the diamond at Coors Field for their first home game of the Major League Baseball season. The new season brings new culinary delights prepared by Aramark Sports + Entertainment, the hospitality…
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Two Colorado Rockies top prospects selected to MLB Futures game
LOS ANGELES • Two of the Rockies top prospects are heading to Dodger Stadium in two weeks. Zac Veen and Ezequiel Tovar were selected to the MLB Futures game, which will take place July 17. It’s the kick-off to All-Star festivities, and the game will showcase the top talent in the minor leagues. “It’s awesome, I’m excited,”…
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Three takeaways from the Colorado Rockies 1-5 road trip
SAN FRANCISCO — Another road trip has gone astray for the Rockies. They fell to the Giants 7-1 on Wednesday as San Francisco completed their clean sweep, winning the three-game series by a combined score of 24-8. The Rockies went 1-5 on this trip, picking up their only win last weekend in Arizona. “It wasn’t…
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Germán Márquez still not his sharpest, Diamondbacks shut out Rockies
Germán Márquez showed flashes of his potential in the first inning on Sunday. He started his day by striking out Cooper Hummel on three pitches, then got two quick groundouts. It was that type of inning that has eluded Márquez this season, as, aside from his first start of the season, Márquez has been anything…
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Colorado Rockies pile on five runs in the fourth to beat the Nationals
DENVER — The fourth was with the Rockies. On Wednesday, down 1-0 to the Nationals, the Rockies needed a big inning to get some momentum. They found it in the fourth, scoring all five of their runs as they went on to win 5-2. The Rockies were stumped the night prior by Nationals’ starter Eric…
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Ryan McMahon gets back on track as Rockies snap four-game losing streak
DENVER — Sometimes, the best revenge is to smile and move on. For Ryan McMahon, that’s pretty easy to do that after hitting a second-deck home run. His three-run shot gave the Rockies a 4-1 lead in the fifth, and they held on to beat the Reds 10-4 to snap a four-game losing streak. “That…
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Kyle Freeland gets to stay home with the Rockies: ‘You can’t script it any better’
DENVER • Kyle Freeland looked around the clubhouse before his Opening Day start and just felt it. Freeland had been approached by the Rockies about a year ago about an extension but had his doubts. Reaching free agency is a big milestone for players, and it gives them the chance to decide their own future for…
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Rockies pull out a dramatic win over Rangers in first road game of season
ARLINGTON, Texas — In the end, it doesn’t matter how a team gets a win. Rangers fought hard for former Rockies’ pitcher Jon Gray, giving him no choice but to leave For the Rockies on Monday, their first road game of the year included a dozen missed opportunities and a handful of errors from both…
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Rangers fought hard for former Rockies’ pitcher Jon Gray, giving him no choice but to leave
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jon Gray felt at home in Denver. He embraced the challenge of pitching at altitude. And he especially loved Coors Field, so much so that he even took his wedding photos there. But in the end, none of that mattered. It was the Rangers who fought hard for him, offering him a…
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Manager Bud Black earns 1000th career win as the Rockies beat the Dodgers 9-4
DENVER — Bud Black seemed destined from a young age to be a major league manager. At 16, Black began his career coaching the Booman little league team in Washington, overseeing players only four years younger than him. “I loved it,” Black said, adding that he still remembers the pizza parties they had at Little…