Tag: Shortstop
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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 hoping late season call-up will prepare Ryan Vilade for future success
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There aren’t many things that can make a man get up and leave a restaurant before eating his food. A trip to the major leagues is definitely one of them. On Sept. 17, Ryan Vilade had just placed an order for a cheeseburger at a Cheesecake Factory in Sugar Land, Texas when his phone rang.…
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Rockies’ Garrett Hampson adds new position to his arsenal; Senzatela returns to team
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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,…
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Rockies’ Trevor Story’s and Bud Black’s home run derby predictions; Gomber on the mend
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Heads up! Balls will be flying all over the place at Coors Field during the home run derby. No area will be off limits. The best sluggers in baseball, coupled with altitude and no humidor, means home runs could hit all corners of the ballpark. Rockies’ shortstop Trevor Story, who will participate in the event,…
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Josh Fuentes and the Rockies face Nolan Arenado for the first time since trade
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Josh Fuentes wants to make a play on his cousin Nolan Arenado, maybe rob him of a hit this weekend. He’d also like to hit a liner right past him. After being teammates in Colorado, Fuentes and Arenado will face each other for the first time since Arenado was traded to the Cardinals in February,…
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Alan Trejo positioning himself to be the next in line of great Colorado Rockies shortstops
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DENVER — When Alan Trejo was in high school, he worked as a giveaway boy in the right field concourse at Dodger Stadium. He dreamed of the day he would take the field as a major league player. On April 13, Trejo walked by the spot he was stationed at less than a decade ago.…
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Bill Schmidt named the Colorado Rockies interim general manager
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Bill Schmidt was named Colorado Rockies interim general manager, the team announced Monday. Schmidt has been with the team since 1999, and has been the vice president of scouting since 2007. He’s replacing Jeff Bridich, who stepped down April 26 after seven years in the position. A search will be conducted after the season for…
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Colorado Rockies can’t keep momentum, fall to Mets in series finale
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DENVER — The Rockies have maintained that as soon as they start hitting, they’ll be tough to stop. That was not the case Sunday. On Saturday, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Mets, they strung together seven runs. On Sunday, less than 24 hours later, they could only get one. The Mets…
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Colorado Rockies 2021: Get to know the projected opening day roster
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The Rockies open the 2021 season Thursday at Coors Field, where they will play in front of fans for the first time since 2019. Get to know the projected opening day roster. Catcher Elías Díaz: He will take the place of Tony Wolters, who was nontendered by the Rockies in December. In his first season…
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Colorado Rockies 2021: Charlie Blackmon growing into leadership role
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Midway through spring training, Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon noticed he was repeating the same mistakes. He asked around the clubhouse, and it turned out he wasn’t alone. So the veteran collected himself, then called all of the hitters into a meeting. He talked through his mental approach and his thoughts at the plate. “It was…