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DENVER -- For much of the season, Austin Gomber has been the most consistent and reliable starter in the Rockies’ injury-riddled rotation, so they were optimistic about getting some length from the lefty in Monday’s series opener against the Braves. “On the days he pitches, we feel like we're gonna

ST. LOUIS -- When Ryan Feltner stepped onto the bullpen mound Saturday in the heat of a St. Louis afternoon, he told himself he wasn’t going to throw harder than 90 mph. After all, it was his first formal bullpen session since suffering a skull fracture and major concussion when

WASHINGTON -- Bad breaks keep following Kris Bryant, whose fractured left index finger led to him being placed on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday. Since signing a seven-year, $182 million contract with the Rockies last spring, Bryant is headed for his fifth stint on the IL. “It’s just unfortunate

DENVER -- Not only are four of the Rockies’ five expected starting pitchers on the injured list -- with two gone for the year because of Tommy John surgery -- but the situation with their top prospects is ominous enough that general manager Bill Schmidt turned to football terms. “On

DENVER -- The Rockies’ awful year of pitching injuries continued on Friday, when manager Bud Black announced that right-hander Antonio Senzatela will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and miss the remainder of the season. Not only do the Rockies have four of their projected starters on the

SAN FRANCISCO -- A first half that needed to be so much better for the Colorado Rockies could not have ended much worse. In the seventh inning of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants, which left manager Bud Black’s team 34-57 at the All-Star break, the Rockies lost

HOUSTON -- Rockies 2022 Gold Glove second baseman Brendan Rodgers didn’t buy predictions that he would miss the season when he underwent surgery in March to repair his left shoulder capsule. On Wednesday, Rodgers laid out the light that he always saw at the end of the process. He’ll continue

DENVER -- Zac Veen, ranked as the Rockies’ No. 1 prospect and No. 29 overall by MLB Pipeline, underwent surgery to repair a left wrist tendon on Thursday and he will miss the remainder of the Double-A Hartford season. Veen, who was selected ninth overall by Colorado in the 2020

DENVER – The Rockies placed veteran Charlie Blackmon on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a right hand fracture. More specifically, it’s a fracture of the fifth metacarpal. He is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks. The injury stems from Colorado’s series in Kansas City last weekend,

PHOENIX -- Kris Bryant's difficult season, and at times painful tenure with the Rockies, hit another snag on Thursday, when he was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left heel bruise. Manager Bud Black said: “I don’t think it [the injury] is related” to last year’s bout with

DENVER -- Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner was touched by the immediate messages of support he received from teammates on May 14 -- the night he sustained a concussion and a fractured skull after being hit with a line drive in a game against the Phillies at Coors Field. “I’d like

DENVER – Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner sustained a skull fracture and a concussion Saturday night, when he was struck by a line drive off the bat of the Phillies’ Nick Castellanos, manager Bud Black said on Sunday. Feltner was able to text with Black and his teammates on Saturday night,

DENVER -- As right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner spent Saturday night in a local hospital after being hit in the head by a line drive, his Rockies teammates and Phillies opponents kept him in their thoughts. Nick Castellanos’ 92.7 mph liner in the second inning of the Phillies’ 7-4 victory struck

DENVER – Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela has been diagnosed with a right elbow sprain and does not need surgery, he said on Friday following an MRI exam. On Wednesday, in his second start since he returned from left knee surgery, Senzatela left the Rockies’ 4-3 victory over the Pirates after

DENVER -- The Rockies suffered a major blow Tuesday when they learned that Opening Day starting pitcher Germán Márquez will need Tommy John surgery, forcing him out of the rotation and off the field for the rest of 2023 and likely well into next season. Márquez broke the news himself

CLEVELAND -- Rockies right-hander Germán Márquez threw a fourth-inning pitch in Wednesday afternoon’s 4-1 loss to the Guardians, squatted in pain behind the mound, then walked despairingly to the dugout. Best that can be said is the injury -- the second in as many starts to his pitching arm --

DENVER -- Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez said the outcome of Tuesday’s MRI -- a strained right forearm but no structural damage -- left him relieved, but he nonetheless expected to go to the 15-day injured list. That expectation was fulfilled on Wednesday afternoon, when he was placed on the 15-day

DENVER -- As he warmed up for the sixth inning Monday night, Rockies pitcher Germán Márquez began flexing the right forearm that had kept the Cardinals at bay for five innings. Catcher Elias Díaz saw more than just uncomfortable movement. He saw Márquez’s season, and the fortunes of a Rockies

SAN DIEGO – The Rockies placed closer Daniel Bard on the 15-day injured list before their season opener Thursday with what he classified as anxiety. They added righty reliever Jake Bird to the active roster.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- This time, 2022 Gold Glove second baseman Brendan Rodgers is going to spend his healing and rehab time with his Rockies teammates. Just when he felt primed for an offensive breakout, Rodgers sustained a left shoulder injury while diving for a ground ball on March 6. The

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies outfielder Sean Bouchard will need surgery to repair a left distal biceps muscle tear, the team confirmed on Thursday morning. The injury, which occurred on a swing during the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Angels, comes at an inopportune time with Bouchard, 26, having

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Multiple MRIs of Rockies second baseman Brendan Rodgers’ dislocated left shoulder revealed more damage than originally anticipated, and surgery -- which could threaten his 2023 season -- is possible, manager Bud Black said Thursday. Additionally, left-handed relief pitcher Lucas Gilbreath, whose solid 2022 season was cut short

SURPRISE, Ariz., -- Brendan Rodgers entered this spring with a mountain of expectations, both self-imposed and external, to elevate his game for a fifth season with the Rockies. The Gold Glover is shaping up to build his profile at the plate, but it looks like his preparation may be a

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies outfielder Randal Grichuk said on Tuesday that he underwent surgery for a bilateral sports hernia a week ago. Grichuk said if all goes well with his rehab, he should be ready for game action in six weeks, but it will likely delay the start to his