The Colorado Rockies are a professional baseball team based in Denver, Colorado, competing in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) West Division. Their home games are played at Coors Field in downtown Denver. The team is owned by the Monfort brothers and managed by Bud Black.
In 2018, the Rockies became the first team since the 1922 Philadelphia Phillies to play in four cities against four teams in five days.
In 1955, the original Denver Bears (or Grizzlies) of the Western League were replaced by a Triple-A team of the same name.
In 1958, New York lawyer William Shea proposed the Continental League as a rival to the existing major leagues.
In 1960, the Continental League announced it would begin play in April 1961 with eight teams, including one in Denver.
In April 1961, the Continental League was supposed to begin play, but it quickly evaporated when the National League reached expansion agreements with New York City and Houston.
Following the Pittsburgh drug trials in 1985, there was an unsuccessful attempt to purchase the Pittsburgh Pirates and relocate them.
In January 1990, Colorado's chances for a new team improved when Coors Brewing Company became a limited partner with the AAA Denver Zephyrs.
In 1991, a Denver ownership group was granted a Major League Baseball franchise, later named the "Rockies".
In 1992, Michael Monus and John Antonucci dropped out of the ownership group due to scandal, and Jerry McMorris stepped in to save the franchise.
In 1993, Keli McGregor joined the Rockies organization and worked his way up.
In 1993, the Colorado Rockies began play, sharing Mile High Stadium with the Denver Broncos.
In 1993, the Colorado Rockies set an all-time Major League record for attendance, drawing 4,483,350 fans.
In 1993, the Colorado Rockies were established as an expansion team and began their inaugural season, playing their home games at Mile High Stadium.
In their inaugural 1993 season, the Colorado Rockies briefly wore an alternate black uniform.
Since the Rockies began play in 1993, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants have combined for 21 division titles, often thwarting the Rockies' postseason ambitions.
In 1995, Coors Field was completed, becoming the new home of the Colorado Rockies.
In 1995, the Colorado Rockies moved to their new home at Coors Field, which soon gained a reputation as a hitter's park.
In 1995, the Colorado Rockies were eliminated in the first round of the MLB playoffs.
From 1997, most regular season games were produced and televised by AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
In 1997, Jackie Robinson's No. 42 was retired throughout all of baseball.
In 1998, the Arizona Diamondbacks were founded, becoming the newest team in the league and intensifying the rivalry with the Rockies.
In 2000, numerals were added to the chest of the Colorado Rockies' home uniform.
In 2000, the Colorado Rockies unveiled a purple alternate uniform, featuring "Colorado" in silver with black and white trim.
In 2000, the Colorado Rockies' road uniform underwent changes, including replacing piping with pinstripes and adding black trim.
From 2002, the Colorado Rockies wore alternate versions of their pinstriped white uniform, with the interlocking "CR" on the left chest.
In 2002, Keli McGregor rose from senior director of operations to team president.
In 2004, the Rockies introduced a vest design with black undershirts for their alternate pinstriped uniform.
In the 2005 season, the Colorado Rockies started wearing black sleeveless alternate uniforms with silver lettering and black undershirts.
On June 1, 2006, USA Today reported that Colorado Rockies management had instituted an explicitly Christian code of conduct, which sparked controversy and was contested by some players.
On October 17, 2007, the Colorado Rockies announced that tickets for the 2007 World Series would be available to the general public via online sales only.
In 2007, the Colorado Rockies advanced to the World Series but were swept by the Boston Red Sox, capping off an improbable October run nicknamed "Rocktober".
In 2007, the Colorado Rockies secured their only National League pennant after winning 14 of their final 15 regular-season games and winning "Game 163".
In 2007, the Rockies, as a wild card team, swept the division champion Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series en route to their World Series appearance.
In 2009, the Colorado Rockies were eliminated in the first round of the MLB playoffs.
On April 20, 2010, Keli McGregor, who had worked with the Rockies since their inception and rose to team president in 2002, passed away.
In 2011, the Colorado Rockies stopped using the alternate pinstriped uniforms that they had been wearing since 2002.
At the start of the 2012 season, the Colorado Rockies introduced "Purple Mondays," wearing their purple uniform every Monday game day.
Prior to the 2012 season, the Colorado Rockies brought back the purple piping on their road uniforms, keeping other elements from the 2000 uniform change.
As of 2013, Spanish language radio broadcasts of the Rockies are heard on KNRV 1150 AM.
On August 17, 2014, Todd Helton became the first Colorado Rockies player to have his number (17) retired.
In 2017, PMS 2685 was established as the official purple for the Colorado Rockies, inspired by "America the Beautiful".
In 2017, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Rockies in the National League Wild Card Game.
As of 2018, The Rockies have not re-issued Carlos Gonzalez's number 5 since he left the team.
In 2018, the Colorado Rockies played in four cities against four teams in five days, ending with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS.
In the 2018 season, the Colorado Rockies wore caps with the "CR" in silver to commemorate the team's 25th anniversary.
Prior to 2019, the Colorado Rockies always wore their white pinstriped pants for home games, but since 2019, they have added alternate white non-pinstriped pants.
In January 2020, long-time KOA radio announcer Jerry Schemmel was let go from his role for budgetary reasons from KOA's parent company.
During the 2020 season, Colorado Rockies' baseball operations personnel were made to work as clubhouse attendants in addition to their duties, contributing to dysfunction within the front office.
In March 2021, The Athletic reported that during the 2020 season, Colorado Rockies' baseball operations personnel were made to work as clubhouse attendants in addition to their duties, contributing to dysfunction within the front office.
In 2021, Larry Walker, the first member of the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing a Colorado Rockies hat, became the second Colorado Rockies player to have his number (33) retired.
In 2022, Jerry Schemmel returned to KOA, replacing Mike Rice, who reportedly refused the COVID-19 vaccine.
In 2022, the Colorado Rockies retired the black sleeveless uniform, replacing it with the "City Connect" uniform.
In 2022, the Rockies were one of seven teams to don Nike's "City Connect" uniforms, which feature a green and white design with mountain range motifs, lettering from Colorado license plates, and patches representing Denver's altitude and skiing.
In 2023, after the Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals, the Colorado Rockies became the only one of Denver's major North American professional sports franchises yet to win a championship.
In 2023, the Rockies modified their "City Connect" uniform, pairing it with white pants for day games and green pants for night games.
Until 2023, most regular season games were produced and televised by AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
On April 10, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began investigating coach Hensley Meulens after he posted a video of himself seated in the captain's seat during a charter flight on a United Airlines Boeing 757.
As of the end of 2024, the Colorado Rockies had an all-time record of 2,321–2,699, a .462 winning percentage, which is among the worst in MLB.
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