Colorado Rockies#Retired numbers

{{main article|History of the Colorado Rockies}}

{{see also|1993 Major League Baseball expansion}}

File:1911 Denver Grizzlies.jpg were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.{{cite web |url=http://www.milb.com/milb/history/top100.jsp |title=Top 100 Teams |publisher=MiLB.com |date=2001 |accessdate=May 9, 2017}}]]

Denver had long been a hotbed of minor league baseball as far back as the late 19th century with the original Denver Bears (or Grizzlies) competing in the Western League before being replaced in 1955 by a Triple-A team of the same name. Residents and businesses in the area desired a Major League team.{{cite news |author1=Routon, Ralph |title=Op-Ed: Major League Baseball in Denver a Nice Thought |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52227074/op-ed-major-league-baseball-in-denver/ |access-date=May 27, 2020 |work=Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph |date=January 25, 1978 |pages=21 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183922/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52227074/op-ed-major-league-baseball-in-denver/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Pittsburgh Pirates could move to Denver if ... |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52226413/pittsburgh-pirates-could-move-to-denver/ |access-date=May 27, 2020 |work=The Daily Sentinel |date=November 10, 1981 |pages=15 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102183947/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52226413/pittsburgh-pirates-could-move-to-denver/ |url-status=live }} Denver's Mile High Stadium was built originally as Denver Bears Stadium,{{cite news |title=Denver Always Rebuilding, Can't Seem to Finish Job 1960-1970 history |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52227724/denver-always-rebuilding-cant-seem-to/ |work=Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph |date=January 4, 1970 |pages=41 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184001/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52227724/denver-always-rebuilding-cant-seem-to/ |url-status=live }} a minor league baseball stadium that could be upgraded to major league standards. Several previous attempts to bring Major League Baseball to Colorado had failed. In 1958, New York lawyer William Shea proposed the new Continental League as a rival to the two existing major leagues. In 1960, the Continental League announced that play would begin in April 1961 with eight teams, including one in Denver headed by Bob Howsam. The new league quickly evaporated, never playing a game, when the National League reached expansion agreements to put teams in New York City and Houston, removing much of the impetus behind the Continental League effort. Following the Pittsburgh drug trials in 1985, an unsuccessful attempt was made to purchase the Pittsburgh Pirates and relocate them. However, in January 1990, Colorado's chances for a new team improved when Coors Brewing Company became a limited partner with the AAA Denver Zephyrs.{{cite news |title=Colorado must be ready when major leagues beckon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52227422/colorado-must-be-ready-when-major/ |work=The Daily Sentinel |date=January 7, 1990 |pages=29 |quote=Denver received a big boost this past week when Coors Brewing Co. signed a letter of agreement to become a limited partner in the Denver Zephyrs, a Class AAA franchise playing in the American Association. ... "The addition of Coors is a tremendous boost to our efforts, said Suplizio. Multiple ownership is a requirement by Major League Baseball and no one else has the muscle that we've been able to muster in the Rocky Mountain region. |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184005/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52227422/colorado-must-be-ready-when-major/ |url-status=live }}

In 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion (along with the Florida (now Miami) Marlins), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus was granted a franchise.{{cite news |title=It's official: Colorado Rockies in |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52226721/its-official-colorado-rockies-in/ |work=The Daily Sentinel |date=July 5, 1991 |pages=10 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |archive-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184002/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52226721/its-official-colorado-rockies-in/ |url-status=live }} They took the name "Rockies" due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo; the name was previously used by the city's first NHL team, now the New Jersey Devils. Monus and Antonucci were forced to drop out in 1992 after Monus's reputation was ruined by an accounting scandal.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&sportCat=mlb&id=3074665|title=Rockies born of Monus' work, but he never saw his baby grow up|first=Gene |last=Wojciechowski|work=ESPN.com|date=October 22, 2007|accessdate=June 1, 2024}} Trucking magnate Jerry McMorris stepped in at the 11th hour to save the franchise, allowing the team to begin play in 1993. The Rockies shared Mile High Stadium with the National Football League (NFL)'s Denver Broncos for their first two seasons while Coors Field was constructed. It was completed for the 1995 Major League Baseball season.

File:Rockiescelebratewin.jpg. Later the same year, Colorado won its first NL pennant]]

In 1993, they began play in the National League West. That year the Rockies set the all-time Major League record for attendance, drawing 4,483,350 fans, still the MLB record. The Rockies were MLB's first team based in the Mountain Time Zone. They have reached the Major League Baseball postseason five times, each time as the National League wild card team. Twice (1995 and 2009), they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. In 2007, the Rockies advanced to the World Series, only to be swept by the Boston Red Sox. The team's stretch run was among the greatest ever for a Major League Baseball team. Having a record of 76–72 at the start of play on September 16, the Rockies proceeded to win 14 of their final 15 regular season games.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/2007-schedule-scores.shtml 2007 Colorado Rockies Schedule and Results]. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2014. The stretch culminated with a 9–8, 13-inning victory over the San Diego Padres in a one-game playoff for the wild card berth. Colorado then swept their first seven playoff games to win the NL pennant. At the start of the World Series, the Rockies had won a total of 21 out of 22 games. Fans and media nicknamed their improbable October run "Rocktober".{{Cite web|last=Saunders|first=Patrick|date=October 23, 2012|title=Rocktober: When the Rockies accomplished the impossible in 2007|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2012/10/23/rocktober-when-the-rockies-accomplished-the-impossible-in-2007/|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US}}

Colorado made postseason berths in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, the Rockies became the first team since the 1922 Philadelphia Phillies to play in four cities against four teams in five days, including the 162nd game of the regular season, NL West tie-breaker, NL Wild Card Game and NLDS Game 1,{{Cite episode

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Like their expansion brethren, the Marlins, they have never won a division title since their establishment and they, along with the Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates, are also one of three MLB teams that have never won their current division. The Rockies have played their home games at Coors Field since 1995. Their spring training home, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Arizona, opened in March 2011 and is shared with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

In 2023 and 2024, the Colorado Rockies lost over 100 games each season (103 games in 2023 and 101 in 2024). In 2025, the Rockies obtained the worst start to a season of any team through 39 games, starting off at 6–33 (.154 winning percentage).{{Cite web |date=2025-05-11 |title=What are the worst records in MLB history? |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40711227/what-worst-records-mlb-history |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} The Rockies then fell to 30 games below .500, accomplishing that mark in just 44 games. Their record was 7–37, a .159 winning percentage. The Rockies continued their abysmal start to the 2025 season by setting the record for the worst team record through 50 games. Their record of 8–42 (.160 winning percentage) was worst 50 game start of any team in Major League baseball history, two games worse than the 2023 Athletic's 10-40 start (.200 winning percentage). {{Cite web |title=Worst records to start an MLB season |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/worst-records-to-start-an-mlb-season |access-date=2025-05-22 |website=MLB.com |language=en}} The 2025 Colorado Rockies' 10–50 (.167 winning percentage) record after 60 games eclipsed the 11-49 previous worst 60 game mark held by five teams: the 1886 Washington Nationals, the 1895 Louisville Colonels, the 1897 St. Louis Browns, the 1904 Washington Senators, and the 1932 Boston Red Sox.{{Cite web |title=Worst MLB Regular Season Records Through 60 games |url=https://champsorchumps.us/records/worst-mlb-regular-season-records-through-60-games |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=champsorchumps.us |language=en}}

On June 1, 2006, USA Today reported that Rockies management, including manager Clint Hurdle, had instituted an explicitly Christian code of conduct for the team's players, banning men's magazines (such as Maxim and Playboy) and sexually explicit music from the team's clubhouse.{{Citation |last=Nightengale |first=Bob |title=Baseball's Rockies seek revival on two levels |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/rockies/2006-05-30-rockies-cover_x.htm |access-date=September 26, 2007 | work=USA Today | date=June 1, 2006}} The article sparked controversy, and soon-after The Denver Post published an article featuring many Rockies players contesting the claims made in the USA Today article.{{Citation |last=Renck |first=Troy E. |title=Team takes issue with portrayal |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3885222 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070404231929/http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_3885222 |archive-date=April 4, 2007 |access-date=September 26, 2007 |work=Denver Post |date=June 1, 2006}} Former Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings said: "(The article in USA Today)was just bad. I am not happy at all. Some of the best teammates I have ever had are the furthest thing from Christian," Jennings said. "You don't have to be a Christian to have good character. They can be separate. (The article) was misleading."

On October 17, 2007, a week before the first game of the 2007 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, the Colorado Rockies announced that tickets were to be available to the general public via online sales only, despite prior arrangements to sell the tickets at local retail outlets. Five days later on October 22, California-based ticket vendor Paciolan, Inc., the sole contractor authorized by the Colorado Rockies to distribute tickets, was forced to suspend sales after less than an hour due to an overwhelming number of attempts to purchase tickets. An official statement from the Rockies claimed that they were the victims of a denial of service attack. These claims, however, were unsubstantiated and neither the Rockies nor Paciolan have sought investigation into the matter. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation started its own investigation into the claims.{{cite web |first=Jane |last=Slater, 7NEWS Reporter |url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/14425776/detail.html |title=FBI Looking Into 'Malicious Attack' During Ticket Sales – Denver Sports News Story – KMGH Denver |publisher=Thedenverchannel.com |date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927010038/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/14425776/detail.html |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/playoffs2007/news/story?id=3080873 |title=FBI opens investigation into 'attack' on Rockies ticket system – MLB |publisher=ESPN |date=October 26, 2007 |access-date=November 12, 2011}} Ticket sales resumed the next day, with all three home games selling out within two and a half hours.

In March 2021, Ken Rosenthal and Nick Groke reported in The Athletic that, during the {{mlby|2020}} season, the Rockies had made baseball operations personnel work as clubhouse attendants in addition to their front office duties, resulting in work days lasting up to 17 hours.{{cite news |last1=Groke |first1=Nick |last2=Rosenthal |first2=Ken |title=Communication failures, poor decisions and messy breakups: How it all went wrong for the Colorado Rockies |url=https://theathletic.com/2467223/2021/03/22/communication-failures-poor-decisions-and-messy-breakups-how-it-all-went-wrong-for-the-colorado-rockies/ |access-date=April 4, 2022 |work=The Athletic |date=March 22, 2021 |language=en}} Former staffers described doing laundry for players while team personnel asked them for scouting and statistical information. The article further described a general atmosphere of dysfunction and unaccountability in Colorado's front office. General manager Jeff Bridich resigned the following month.{{cite news |last1=Groke |first1=Nick |title=Jeff Bridich steps down as Rockies GM after months of turbulence, Dick Monfort extends his influence |url=https://theathletic.com/2544847/2021/04/26/jeff-bridich-steps-down-as-rockies-gm-after-months-of-turbulence-dick-monfort-extends-his-influence/ |access-date=April 4, 2022 |work=The Athletic |date=April 26, 2021 |language=en}}

On April 10, 2024, during a charter flight on a United Airlines Boeing 757, coach Hensley Meulens posted a video of himself seated in the captain's seat mid-flight.{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2024 |title=Rocky flight: FAA probes MLB coach's video post |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39976154/rockies-coach-posts-video-cockpit-prompting-faa-probe |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}{{Cite web |last=Hradecky |first=Simon |date=April 19, 2024 |title=Incident: United B753 enroute on Apr 10th 2024, Rockies' coach in captain's seat |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=5179b8a6&opt=0 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=The Aviation Herald}} The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the incident.{{Cite news |last=Sider |first=Alison |date=April 18, 2024 |title=FAA, United Investigate Cockpit Visitor During Colorado Rockies' Flight |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/faa-united-investigate-cockpit-visitor-during-baseball-teams-flight-3aaa1cf9 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}

{{Main article|List of Colorado Rockies seasons}}

{{Further|Major League Baseball uniforms}}

One of the Rockies' team colors is purple which was inspired by the line "For purple mountain majesties" in "America the Beautiful." The shades of the color used by the club lacked uniformity until PMS 2685 was established as the official purple beginning with the 2017 season.{{cite news|last=Harding|first=Thomas|title=Rockies outfitted with one shade of purple|url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/rockies-stick-to-one-specific-shade-of-purple-c214749496|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Rockies.com|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2022}}

The Rockies' home uniform is white with purple pinstripes, and the Rockies are the first team in Major League history to wear purple pinstripes.{{cite web|title=Rockies Timeline|url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/history/timeline|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Rockies.com|access-date=April 12, 2021|url-status=live|quote=July 4 - The Rockies unveil their traditional 1993 uniforms (home, away, and Sunday alternate) at a Team USA-Team Cuba baseball game at Mile High Stadium before 61,165 fans. Included on the home uniform is purple pinstripes, making the Rockies the first team in Major League history to feature purple stripes. The club's road uniform is gray and the alternate is black. Also, the team improves its logo.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921011658/https://www.mlb.com/rockies/history/timeline |archive-date=September 21, 2019 }} The front of the uniform has the word "Rockies" in silver trimmed in black, with letters and numerals in black trimmed in silver. During the Rockies' inaugural season, home uniforms lacked names on the back, but names were added for the following season. In 2000, numerals were added to the chest.

The Rockies' road uniform is grey with purple piping. The front of the uniform originally featured the team name in silver trimmed in purple but was changed the next season to purple with white trim. Letters and numerals are in purple with white trim. In 2000, piping was replaced with pinstripes, "Colorado" was emblazoned in front, chest numerals were placed, and black trim was added to the letters. Prior to the 2012 season, the Rockies brought back the purple piping on their road uniforms, but kept the other elements of their 2000 uniform change.

The Rockies originally wore an alternate black uniform during their inaugural 1993 season, but for only a few games. The uniform featured the team name in silver with purple trim, and letters and numerals in purple with white trim. In the 2005 season, the Rockies started wearing black sleeveless alternate uniforms, featuring "Colorado" letters and numerals in silver with purple and white trim. The uniforms also included black undershirts, and for a few games in 2005, purple undershirts. The Rockies retired the black sleeveless uniform in 2022, replacing it with the "City Connect" uniform (see below).

From 2002 to 2011, the Rockies wore alternate versions of their pinstriped white uniform, featuring the interlocking "CR" on the left chest and numerals on the right chest. This design featured sleeves until 2004, when they went with a vest design with black undershirts.

In addition to the black sleeveless alternate uniform, the Rockies also wear a purple alternate uniform, which they first unveiled in the 2000 season. The design featured "Colorado" in silver with black and white trim, and letters and numerals in black with white trim. At the start of the 2012 season, the Rockies introduced "Purple Mondays" in which the team wears its purple uniform every Monday game day, though the team continued to wear them on other days of the week.{{cite press release|title=Rockies Introduce Purple Mondays Campaign During 'Year of the Fan'|url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/rockies-introduce-purple-mondays-campaign-during-year-of-the-fan/c-28024750|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Rockies.com|date=April 6, 2012|access-date=May 28, 2022}}

Prior to 2019, the Rockies always wore their white pinstriped pants regardless of what uniform top they wore during home games. However, the Rockies have since added alternate white non-pinstriped pants to pair with either their black or purple alternate uniforms at home, as neither uniform contained pinstripes.

The Rockies currently wear an all-black cap with "CR" in purple trimmed in silver and a purple-brimmed variation as an alternate. The team previously wore an all-purple cap with "CR" in black trimmed in silver, and in the 2018 season, caps with the "CR" in silver to commemorate the team's 25th anniversary.

In 2022, the Rockies were one of seven additional teams to don Nike's "City Connect" uniforms. The set is predominantly green and white with printed mountain range motifs adorning the chest. The lettering was taken from the official Colorado license plates. The right sleeve has a yellow patch featuring the shortened nickname "ROX", the "5280" sign representing the altitude of Denver, two black diamonds representing Double Diamond skiing, and the exact longitude and latitude of Coors Field. The left sleeve has the interlocking "CR" in white with green trim, and purple piping was added to represent purple seats at Coors Field. Caps are green with a white panel, featuring a "CO" patch with various Colorado-inspired symbols, including colors from the state flag and mountain ranges. In 2023, the Rockies tweaked their "City Connect" uniform, pairing it with white pants on day games and green pants on night games. Their first "City Connect" uniform was worn until 2024.{{cite web|title=Rockies City Connect uniforms a nod to iconic Colorado plates|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-city-connect-uniforms-unveiled|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|work=Colorado Rockies|date=May 27, 2022|access-date=May 27, 2022}}

The Rockies' second "City Connect" uniform features a split between light blue and purple, paying homage to the transition between day and night over the Rocky Mountains. The jersey features bluebird skies and purple mountain majesty as the inspirations behind the color palette. Accents all over the uniform, cap, and branding use the red, yellow, and blue of the Colorado state flag. The Denver city flag is also featured on the lining inside the hat. It is the first pullover City Connect jersey.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-12 |title=Colorado Rockies Reveal New 'Sunrise to Sunset' City Connect Uniforms |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/colorado-rockies-reveal-new-sunrise-to-sunset-nike-city-connect-uniforms-to-replace-green-and-white-license-plate-look-01jrnf2q4gna |access-date=2025-04-12|website=Fastball On SI |language=en-US}}

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Todd Helton is the first Colorado player to have his number (17) retired, which happened on August 17, 2014.{{cite news|last=Harding|first=Thomas|title=Todd man out: Helton's retired number stands alone|url=https://www.mlb.com/rockies/news/colorado-rockies-retired-numbers-c300199110|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Rockies.com|date=March 11, 2019|access-date=June 22, 2019}}

Jackie Robinson's No. 42, was retired throughout all of baseball in 1997.

Larry Walker, the first member of the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing a Colorado Rockies hat, became the second Colorado player to have his number (33) retired, which occurred in 2021.

Keli McGregor had worked with the Rockies since their inception in 1993, rising from senior director of operations to team president in 2002, until his death on April 20, 2010. He is honored at Coors Field alongside Helton, Walker, and Robinson with his initials.{{cite news|last=Harding|first=Thomas|title=Rox unveil McGregor memorial at Coors Field|url=http://m.rockies.mlb.com/news/article/15183144|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Rockies.com|date=September 28, 2010|access-date=June 28, 2016|archive-date=August 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813170055/http://m.rockies.mlb.com/news/article/15183144|url-status=dead}}

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Walker|pos=RF|date=September 25, 2021}}

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Robinson|pos=All MLB|honored=April 15, 1997}}

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The Rockies have not re-issued Carlos Gonzalez's number 5 since he left the team after 2018.

{{See also|Baseball awards|List of Major League Baseball awards}}

• 1997 – Larry Walker

• 2007 – Matt Holliday

• 2002 – Jason Jennings

• 2017 – Greg Holland
• 2020 – Daniel Bard

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File:Troy Tulowitzki on July 19, 2009.jpg (2006–2015) was 5× All-Star in his tenure in Denver]]

• Dante Bichette (1995)
• Vinny Castilla (1995, 1997–1998)
• Andrés Galarraga (1996)
• Eric Young (1996)
• Ellis Burks (1996)
• Larry Walker (1997, 1999)
• Mike Hampton (2001–2002)
• Todd Helton (2000–2003)
• Matt Holliday (2006–2008)
• Carlos González (2010, 2015)
• Troy Tulowitzki (2010–2011)
• Michael Cuddyer (2013)
• Nolan Arenado (2015–2018)
• Charlie Blackmon (2016–2017)
• Trevor Story (2018–2019)
• Germán Márquez (2018)

• 2000 – Todd Helton

First base:

• Todd Helton (2001–2002, 2004)

Second base:

• DJ LeMahieu (2014, 2017–2018)
• Brendan Rodgers (2022)

Shortstop:

• Neifi Pérez (2000)
• Troy Tulowitzki (2010–2011)
• Ezequiel Tovar (2024)

Third base:

• Nolan Arenado (2013–2020)

Outfield:

• Larry Walker (1997–1999, 2001–2002)
• Carlos González (2010, 2012–2013)
• Brenton Doyle (2023–2024)

• 1995 – Don Baylor
• 2009 – Jim Tracy

• Andrés Galarraga (1993)
• Larry Walker (1998, 1999, 2001)
• Todd Helton (2000)
• Matt Holliday (2007)
• Carlos González (2010)
• Michael Cuddyer (2013)
• Justin Morneau (2014)
• DJ LeMahieu (2016)
• Charlie Blackmon (2017)

{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hibavg3.shtml|title=Batting Average Year-by-Year Leaders / Batting Champions on Baseball Almanac|website=www.baseball-almanac.com|access-date=October 26, 2017|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184025/https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hibavg3.shtml|url-status=live}}

• Larry Walker – voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

• {{baseball year|2007}} – Warren Giles Trophy (National League champion)
• 2007 – Baseball America Organization of the Year

{{Main article|Colorado Rockies team records}}

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| National League Champions

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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Preceded by:
St. Louis Cardinals

| style="width:40%; text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Succeeded by:
Philadelphia Phillies

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| National League Wild Card Winners

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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Preceded by:
None (First)

| style="width:40%; text-align:center;"| 1995

| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Succeeded by:
Los Angeles Dodgers

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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Preceded by:
Los Angeles Dodgers

| style="width:40%; text-align:center;"| 2007

| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Succeeded by:
Milwaukee Brewers

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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Preceded by:
Milwaukee Brewers

| style="width:40%; text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Succeeded by:
Atlanta Braves

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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Preceded by:
Arizona Diamondbacks

| style="width:40%; text-align:center;"| 2018

| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| Succeeded by:
Washington Nationals

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| National League Wild Card Runner-Up

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| style="width:40%; text-align:center;"| 2017

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The Rockies have clashed in divisional matchups with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants particularly as both teams often thwarted the Rockies' postseason ambitions by winning the division. The Rockies have never won the NL West while the Dodgers and Giants have combined for 21 division titles since the Rockies began play in 1993.{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/07/17/rockies-nl-west-rivalry/|title=Longing for Rockies team worthy of an NL West rivalry}}{{cite web|url=https://www.purplerow.com/2020/7/14/21320289/colorado-rockies-sb-nation-reacts-los-angeles-dodgers-arizona-diamondbacks|title=Who do Rockies fans see as the team's biggest rival?}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/colorado-rockies-which-team-is-their-biggest-rival|title=Colorado Rockies: Which Team is Their Biggest Rival?}}

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The Rockies developed an on-and-off rivalry with the Arizona Diamondbacks, often attributed to both teams being the newest in the division.{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/10/08/rockies-diamondbacks-rivalry-on-deck/|title=Rockies-Diamondbacks rivalry On Deck}} Colorado had joined the NL West in 1993, while the Diamondbacks are the newest team in the league; founded in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/19439-who-should-colorado-sports-fans-call-a-rival|title=Who Should Colorado Sports Fans Call a Rival?|website=Bleacher Report }}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23405609|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201023037/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23405609|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 1, 2021|title=Rockies-Diamondbacks have the looks of Long Term Rivals to come|website=NBC News }} The two teams have met twice in the postseason; notably during the 2007 National League Championship Series, which saw the Rockies enter the postseason as a wild card, and went on to upset the division champion Diamondbacks in a sweep en route to the franchise's lone World Series appearance.{{cite web|url=https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/sports/2007-nlcs-just-start-of-d-backs-rockies-rivalry/article_d72844bb-9966-5dff-a2b5-b4886dd0fb6c.html|title=2007 NLCS just start of D-Backs-Rockies rivalry?}}{{cite web|url=https://denvergazette.com/sports/colorado-rockies/rockies-rattled-by-diamondbacks-fall-prey-to-arizona-bats-as-senzatela-exits-early/article_17c9c37f-22d2-5cc7-804d-a8d0d43cde2e.html|title=Rockies rattled by Diamondbacks, fall prey to Arizona bats}} The two teams met again in the 2017 National League Wild Card Game, which Arizona won.

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The Rockies led MLB attendance records for the first seven years of their existence. The inaugural season is currently the MLB all-time record for home attendance.

+ = 57 home games in strike shortened season. ++ = 72 home games in strike shortened season.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1993-misc.shtml] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102184002/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1993-misc.shtml|date=January 2, 2021}} Attendance Report[https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance/_/sort/homePct] Attendance Report

{{Main article|List of Colorado Rockies minor league affiliates}}

The Colorado Rockies farm system consists of seven minor league affiliates.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=COL|title=Colorado Rockies Minor League Affiliates|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=October 26, 2023}}

{{See also|List of Colorado Rockies broadcasters}}

Colorado Rockies games are produced by MLB Network and televised locally on Rockies.TV, a streaming service with no blackouts that is available with MLB.tv for $199.99 a year or $39.99 a month, or without MLB.tv for $99.99 a year or $19.99 a month. Games air on the following cable providers and networks:{{Cite web |last=Haaf |first=Landon|date=February 14, 2024 |title=Here’s how you can stream all the Colorado Rockies games in 2024 |url=https://www.denver7.com/sports/rockies/heres-how-you-can-stream-all-the-colorado-rockies-games-in-2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Denever 7 |language=en}}

• DirecTV/DirecTV Stream (CH. 683)
• Xfinity/Comcast (CH. 1262)
• Spectrum (Colorado and Wyoming) (CH. 130 or CH. 445)
• Spectrum (Gunnison and Telluride) (CH. 305 or CH. 445)
• Spectrum (Lincoln) (CH. 435 or CH. 445)

Jeff Huson and Drew Goodman are the usual TV broadcast team, with Ryan Spilborghs and Kelsey Wingert handling on-field coverage and clubhouse interviews. Jason Hirsh and Cory Sullivan host the pre-game and post-game shows. Corrigan, Spilborghs, and Sullivan also fill in as play-by-play or color commentator during absences of Huson or Goodman. From 1997 to 2023, most regular season games were produced and televised by AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2023 |title=Sports Media: WBD Sports closer to exit from nearly all of its RSN business |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/08/28/media.aspx |access-date=September 23, 2023 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2023 |title=AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain shutting down, leaving Rockies broadcasts in limbo for 2024, sources say |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/05/att-sportsnet-rocky-mountain-shutting-down-rockies-broadcasts/ |access-date=September 23, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en}}

The Rockies' flagship radio station is KOA 850AM, with some late-season games broadcast on KHOW 630 AM due to conflicts with Denver Broncos games. The Rockies Radio Network is composed of 38 affiliate stations in eight states.

Jack Corrigan and Jerry Schemmel are the radio announcers, serving as a backup TV announcer whenever Drew Goodman is not available.

In January 2020, long-time KOA radio announcer Jerry Schemmel was let go from his role for budgetary reasons from KOA's parent company. He returned in 2022, replacing Mike Rice, who reportedly refused the COVID-19 vaccine.{{cite web|title=Jerry Schemmel returns to Rockies' KOA radio team|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/08/jerry-schemmel-rockies-koa-radio-return/|publisher=The Denver Post|access-date=April 20, 2022}}

As of 2013, Spanish language radio broadcasts of the Rockies are heard on KNRV 1150 AM.

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