Tag: Ezequiel Tovar
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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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Rockies prospect news: Tovar developing, Toglia working on swing and injury updates
DENVER — Ezequiel Tovar impressed the major league staff in spring training. And the Rockies’ No. 6 prospect isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. “I could see him catching the ball here tonight,” Chris Forbes, the Rockies’ director of player development, said prior to the Rockies game on Monday. “Defensively, he’s ready.” Randal Grichuk, back…
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With MLB season on hold, minor league baseball players still set to report for spring training
Major league spring training is on hold until the union and MLB come to an agreement on a collective bargaining agreement. But for the minor league players, the fun is about to begin. Any minor league player not on the 40-man roster will report to Salt River Fields on Sunday. Even though MLB canceled the…
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Rockies prospect roundup: How the top talent fared in the 2021 minor league season
The Rockies spent the last year throwing out their young talent to see how they could hold up at the major league level. Not all passed the test. Down on their farm systems, their depleted Double-A and Triple-A teams fell behind. But their prospects in rookie and A-levels were making waves, perhaps signaling better things…
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Rockies’ Garrett Hampson adds new position to his arsenal; Senzatela returns to team
DENVER — Garrett Hampson was going about his normal Sunday morning pregame routine when Rockies’ third base coach Stu Cole approached him. Cole wanted Hampson to take infield practice on the field, even though players don’t normally do that before a day game. But Cole didn’t want Hampson to line up at second or shortstop,…