Thomas Harding

DENVER -- The Rockies have parted ways with pitching coach Alon Leichman after one season, the club announced on Friday. Leichman, 37, was hired for manager Warren Schaeffer’s staff last December, along with assistant pitching coach Gabe Ribas and bullpen coach Matt Buschmann during the Winter Meetings, as the Rockies

CHICAGO -- In the third inning Saturday night, Hunter Goodman gave a thumbs-up while proudly presenting in the Rockies’ preposterous -- yet pleasing -- purple pretend pelt that serves as a prize for a home run. Levity washed over him as he finally reached 40 for the year. “I've been

DENVER – Kyle Freeland’s tears flowed before he stepped into Coors Field, hours before his final home start for the Rockies under his current contract went awry during a 7-2 loss to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. “I didn’t know when it was going to hit me,” said Freeland, a

DENVER – While growing up in a humble and hard-working family in Knoxville, Tenn., Hall of Famer Todd Helton had to dream of the Major Leagues. “I never saw a professional game until I played in one,” Helton said.

DENVER -- Rockies rookie Cole Carrigg's answer is always to go harder. So Carrigg was happy to foul off pitch after pitch from the Padres’ Randy Vásquez, until he launched his second home run of the night on the 13th pitch of the at-bat -- a three-run shot in a

DENVER – Rookie first baseman TJ Rumfield listened closely, then swung big, hitting a two-run homer that gave the Rockies an exhaling 4-2 victory over the Orioles at Coors Field on Tuesday night. “Baseball will whisper to you, or it will scream at you,” Rumfield said. “In that situation, it

ATLANTA – Saturday afternoon turned from a possible narrow Rockies victory to a 2-1 loss to the Braves on center fielder Cole Carrigg’s unsuccessful eighth-inning dive and a questionable throw from left fielder Jordan Beck in the aftermath. Long before play started, however, Carrigg discussed the previous night’s 6-4 loss

WASHINGTON -- Rockies rookie right-hander Gabriel Hughes has established in his first eight weeks in the Majors a willingness to battle through tough patches. The next step is to make outings easier on himself. Whether it was because of softly hit balls that became hits in the first two innings

WASHINGTON -- The Rockies' No. 20 prospect, right-hander Mason Adams earned his Major League debut -- which will happen on Tuesday when he starts against the Nationals -- with a simple approach. Adams, 26, acquired in the Trade Deadline deal that sent center fielder Brenton Doyle to the White Sox,

WASHINGTON -- The Rockies' No. 20 prospect, right-hander Mason Adams made the most of the pitches he was allowed to throw in his Major League debut on Tuesday night at Nationals Park. Adams held the Nationals to three hits and one run while striking out five, throwing 75 pitches over