Just two months ago, Yohan Flande and Tsuyoshi Wada were squaring off against each other in a PCL bout between the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Iowa Cubs in Des Moines, Iowa. On Monday, the pitchers remained the same, but the stage was one of the biggest in all of baseball — Wrigley Field. Both…
BROWN MAKES ML DEBUT: Before yesterday’s game, RH Brook Brown (above) had his contract purchased by the Rockies to take the place of injured righty Nick Masset. Brown made his Major League debut against the Dodgers later in the day and tossed 1.2 scoreless innings giving up just one hit and striking out two. Brown…
IT TAKES TWO: Heading into Sunday’s game, Sky Sox infielder Rafael Ynoa had yet to hit a homer on the season. That changed quickly as Ynoa lead off the game with a solo homer to right. In the 7th, he followed that blast up with a second bomb to right for just the second multi-homer…
It’s been years in the making, but Christian Bergman finally made it. On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies announced the 26-year-old right-hander will make his Major League debut Monday against the Atlanta Braves, starting in place of the injured Jordan Lyles. Bergman, who had a rough couple starts in April, turned it on in May to…
SOX TRANSACTIONS: Since the Sky Sox’ last game, there have been several transactions. C Michael McKenry, 3B Ryan Wheeler and P Chris Martin all have been recalled by Colorado. OF Evan Frey (from Tri-City) and C Michael Ramirez (from Tulsa) have been activated to the Sky Sox. HOME COOKIN’: While at Security Service Field, RHP…
‘It’s a hitter’s park,’ or ‘You can’t keep the ball from flying out.’ You hear these things quite frequently about Security Service Field — home of the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. However, when Christian Bergman toes the rubber at the nation’s highest altitude ballpark, none of that matters. Over the past three weeks, the…
Wilin Rosario will make his Sky Sox debut Friday night at Security Service Field. The 25-year-old big league catcher was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Rockies on 5/4 (retroactive to 5/3) with a viral infection and is slated to play two games with the Sky Sox before rejoining the Rockies. Prior to…
Nick Masset is back in the Majors. On Monday, the Colorado Rockies announced they have selected the contract of Sky Sox RHP Nick Masset (left), and optioned down 3B Ryan Wheeler to Colorado Springs. To make room on the 40-man roster for Masset, the Rockies also moved RHP Tyler Chatwood to the 60-day disabled list…
UPDATED: Chacin’s rehab date has been moved forward to April 24th. On Monday, the Colorado Rockies announced that RHP Jhoulys Chacin will rehab with Triple-A Colorado Springs on Thursday when the team faces the Iowa Cubs at Security Service Field. The 6-foot-3, 215 pound righty was sidelined during the early parts of Spring Training because of a shoulder…
Baseball is back, and with the 2014 season underway both at the Minor League and Major League level, it’s time to take a quick look at some of the top prospects in the Colorado Rockies organization. The Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox featured two players currently on MLB.com’s Top 20 Prospects on their 2014 Opening…
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