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The Colorado Rockies finished with the worst record in MLB in 2025. The team fell to 2-5 entering the 2026 season after a 10-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
The franchise has never won an NL West title or World Series. The Rockies haven’t reached the playoffs since 2018, when they clinched a wild card spot. Complicating any hopes of a turnaround, the Rockies compete in a division with the back-to-back World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Despite the odds against them, one of the Rockies’ emerging stars said he’s eager to turn things around in Colorado and end the team’s playoff drought.
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Colorado Rockies right fielder Mickey Moniak celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run against the United States in the fourth inning at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 4, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/Imagn Images)
Mickey Moniak, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, said he would go so far as to amputate a body part if it guaranteed the Rockies would advance in the postseason.
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The Colorado outfielder was sidelined for six of the Rockies’ first seven games this season with a sprained right ring finger. But if the team had been in position for a playoff push, his availability likely would have been different. “Oh, I would have cut it short,” Moniak told reporters.
Colorado Rockies right fielder Mickey Moniak runs after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on September 16, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)
Moniak debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2020 before being traded to the Los Angeles Angels in 2022. After appearing in 124 games in 2024, he signed with the Rockies the following year. He had an exceptional 2025 campaign, hitting a career-high 24 home runs and recording 68 RBIs. Moniak also stole nine bases.
Colorado Rockies’ Mickey Moniak, left fielder, and Orlando Arcia, right fielder, shut out Brenton Doyle (9) after Doyle hit a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Dennis Santana in the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. (David Zalubowski/AP)
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The Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros on Wednesday, improving to 6-6 entering the 2026 season.
