Thomas Harding

DENVER -- Laura Romo of The Woodlands, Texas, cleaned her son’s old room spotless. The plan was for catcher Drew Romo, the Rockies’ No. 9 prospect in the MLB Pipeline rankings, to spend some nights at home while his Triple-A Albuquerque squad played Sugar Land -- about 45 minutes from

DENVER -- Brendan Rodgers had quite a bit to celebrate Friday. He and the rest of the Rockies wore purple batting practice Nike Dri Fits in honor of new Hall of Famer Todd Helton, who is in town and will be honored with his special night on Saturday. Rodgers also

DENVER -- Todd Helton’s scouting report on Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia was unvarnished. When not carrying out the many fan-related duties that are hitting Helton in his first months as a Hall of Famer, he works with hitters in the Rockies’ system. That has been the case since he

DENVER -- On Saturday, a gold ring was added to the display of Todd Helton’s retired No. 17 at Coors Field, indicative of his induction this year to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Before the Rockies held a pregame ceremony in his honor, Helton took time to endorse current Rockies

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DENVER -- Ryan McMahon went from celebration to struggle, with his first All-Star Game appearance and then an extended second-half slump. But McMahon flashed first-half form with a 438-foot, sixth-inning leadoff homer that was the difference in the Rockies’ 3-2 victory over the Marlins at Coors Field on Monday night.

DENVER -- Jake Bird knows his role. On Sunday afternoon, it was to limit the damage in the middle innings after the Rockies fell behind against the Orioles. Bird did just that with two scoreless innings, though the Rockies dropped a 6-1 decision in the rubber game at Coors Field.

LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Blackmon's Rockies career started with three injury-shortened trials in the Majors. But he arrived for good on April 4, 2014, when Blackmon went 6-for-6 with a home run, three doubles and five RBIs in a 12-2 victory over the D-backs in the team’s home opener that