2025 was a weird year on a lot of levels.
Personally, I started the year sitting on my couch, hoping I wouldn’t have to evacuate due to the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. Yesterday, I wrote this article
from my couch in Scottsdale after moving back in July.
Last week, I recapped the Colorado Rockies’ offseason roster moves
, but in talking to my fellow Rowers, we realized how much happened with the 2025 Rockies — that we all forgot about!Yes, it was a historically bad season, but there was so much that happened in the midst of everything.
So today, I’d like to take a look back at everything that happened and how we got to a point of weird, cautious optimism (?) heading into 2026.
January and February were pretty quiet, so I’ll start the recap in March:
March (5-25 monthly record)
- March 21: Thairo Estrada breaks wrist
- March 22: Rockies trade Nolan Jones to Guardians for Tyler Freeman
- March 27
- March 28: Opening Day
April (4-23)
- April 5: Rockies turn a rare triple play
- April 6: Chase Dollander makes MLB debut (reflection)
- April 8: Zac Veen makes MLB debut
- April 12: New City Connect jerseys released (player reactions)
- April 13: Tyler Freeman placed on 10-day IL with left oblique strain
- April 14:
- April 16: Braxton Fulford makes MLB debut
- April 17:
- Hensley Meulens fired
- Clint Hurdle named interim hitting coach
- April 19:
- Tovar placed on 10-day IL with left hip contusion
- Gomber transferred to 60-day IL
- Doyle placed on bereavement list
- April 20: Zach Agnos makes MLB debut
- April 23:
- Zac Veen optioned
- Brenton Doyle reinstated from bereavement list
- April 24:
- April 25:
- April 26: Aaron Schunk placed on 10-day with left groin strain
- April 27: Rockies trade for Alan Trejo
May (10-16)
- May 1:
- May 2: Ryan Feltner placed on 15-day IL with back spasms
- May 8: Kyle Freeland speaks after tough loss
- May 10: Rockies lose 21-0 to Padres
- My article was referenced by ESPN!
- May 11:
- May 12: Warren Schaeffer makes managerial debut
- May 13: Ryan Rolison makes MLB debut
- May 16:
- May 17: Warren Schaeffer earns first managerial win
- May 18: Alan Trejo outrighted, elects free agency
- May 19: Owen Miller outrighted, elects free agency
- May 22: Chase Dollander placed on 15-day IL with right forearm tightness
- May 23:
- May 28: Rockies sign Orlando Arcia
- May 30: Thairo Estrada reinstated from 60-day IL
- May 31:
- Michael Toglia optioned
- Rockies select contract of Keston Hiura
June (9-15)
- June 2: Rockies win 10th game
- June 3:
- Rockies win first series of 2025
- Chase Dollander reinstated from 15-day IL
- Zach Agnos placed on bereavement list
- June 4: Rockies sweep Miami Marlins
- June 6:
- Ryan Ritter makes MLB debut (hits triple as first hit!)
- Ezequiel Tovar placed on 10-day IL with left oblique strain
- Jacob Stallings released
- Zach Agnos reinstated from bereavement list
- Antonio Senzatela used as an opener. (It would not happen again.)
- June 15:
- Ryan Feltner transferred to 60-day IL
- Austin Gomber reinstated from 60-day IL
- Kyle Freeland placed on 15-day IL with lower back stiffness
- June 16:
- June 26: Greg Feasel announces retirement; Walker Monfort named EVP
- June 27: Kyle Freeland reinstated
- June 29: Warren Schaeffer gets his first career ejection
July (9-15)
- July 1: Yanquiel Fernández recalled
- July 2: Yanquiel Fernández makes MLB debut
- July 4: Ryan Feltner activated off 60-day IL and optioned to Albuquerque
- July 6: Hunter Goodman selected to All-Star Game
- July 7: Chase Dollander optioned
- July 8:
- July 12: Ryan Ritter hits first-career home run
- July 14: Thairo Estrada placed on 10-day IL with sprained left thumb
- July 15: All-Star Game
- July 23:
- July 25: Ryan McMahon traded to the Yankees
- July 26: Warming Bernabel makes MLB debut
- July 27:
- July 30: Tyler Kinley traded to the Braves
- July 31: Jake Bird traded to the Yankees
August (11-18)
- August 1:
- Rockies beat Pirates 17-16 (WHEEEEEEEEE!!!)
- Dugan Darnell makes MLB debut, earns first MLB win
- Yanquiel Fernández hits first-career home run
- August 3:
- August 4: Rockies clinch seventh-straight losing season
- August 8: Kyle Karros makes MLB debut (reflection)
- August 9-10: Savannah Bananas visit Coors Field
- August 11: Chase Dollander recalled
- August 17: Juan Mejia makes crazy catch!
- August 19: Kyle Karros hits first-career home run
- August 22: Austin Gomber released
- August 23: Rockies become first team eliminated from 2025 playoffs
- August 24: McCade Brown makes MLB debut
- August 27: Antonio Senzatela moved to bullpen
September (4-21)
- September 2: Rockies clinch third-straight 100-loss season
- September 6: Rockies set franchise record for losses (104)
- September 7: Hunter Goodman receives 2025 Heart & Hustle Award
- September 8: Chase Dollander throws dueling near no-hitter against Tyler Glasnow
- September 12:
- Rockies recall Blaine Crim, who records his first-career hit and homer simultaneously
- Michael Toglia optioned
- Rockies win 41st game
- September 13: Chase Dollander placed on 15-day IL with left patellar tendon strain
- September 14: Rockies nearly come back in San Diego
- September 19: Rockies win 42nd game
- September 20: Jaden Hill gives up Mike Trout’s 400th home run
- September 24:
- Zach Agnos reinstated from 15-day IL
- Tanner Gordon & Angel Chivilli give up 59th and 60th homers to Cal Raleigh
October
- October 1: Bill Schmidt resigns
- October 8: Zack Rosenthal resigns
- October 22: Darryl Scott resigns
November
- November 6: Hunter Goodman wins Silver Slugger
- November 7: Paul DePodesta hired as president of baseball operations
- November 18:
- Michael Toglia & Ryan Rolison DFA’d
- Braiden Ward traded
- November 24: Warren Schaeffer hired as permanent manager
December
- December 3: Josh Byrnes hired as general manager
- December 5: Drew Romo & Anthony Molina waived
- December 6: Warming Bernabel outrighted and released
- December 8: Alon Leichman hired as MLB pitching coach
- December 9: Full organizational pitching staff announced
- December 12: Brett Pill hired as MLB hitting coach
- December 15: Ian Levin hired as assistant general manager
- December 17: Jeff Pickler hired as bench coach
What a crazy year! I honestly forgot about half of these things until I was compiling the list.
What are your thoughts? What things caught you off guard when they happened, or looking back now? What were some of the bright spots? And what are you hoping for in a (hopefully less eventful) 2026?
Let us know!
Clint Hurdle likely returning to Rockies for 2026, but role undetermined | Denver Post ($)
Clint Hurdle started 2025 as an assistant to the general manager for the Rockies, then moved to be the interim hitting coach after Hensley Meulens was fired and then interim bench coach when Bud Black and Mike Redmond were fired. It looks like he’ll remain part of the team in 2026, but he and Paul DePodesta are still working out the role and logistics. Patrick Saunders also answers other fan questions.
Rockies Reliever Juan Mejia Could Build on Underrated 2025 Rookie Season | Sports Illustrated
Juan Mejia finished eighth in our 2025 Ranking the Rockies series after an outstanding rookie year. Jayesh Pagar looks at how the 25-year-old Dominican right-hander can take a step forward in his sophomore season.
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