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A former television reporter for the Atlanta Braves is recovering after she was hit during another Major League Baseball game earlier this week. A 95 mph line drive struck Kelsey Wingert in the head during Monday night’s game between her current team the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Giants’ Austin Slater hit a foul ball off Rockies pitcher Daniel Bard in the ninth inning. The ball hit Wingert where she was… Source link

The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. The Rockies were rightly maligned for the Nolan Arenado trade, but it does look like they got a pretty good one back in the deal in Austin Gomber. Gomber twirled a gem on Monday in Colorado against the Padres, hurling a career-high-tying eight shutout innings in the Rockies’ 3-2 victory…. Source link

Five years after being selected with the No. 4 pick in the MLB draft, Riley Pint has retired. Colorado Rockies assistant general manager Zach Wilson announced the news on Tuesday. The Rockies drafted Wilson out of high school in 2016, and he played five seasons in the franchise’s minor league system. Big fastball and control issues Pint tantalized scouts in high school with a 102 mph fastball and a plus arsenal of secondary pitches, but never advanced past the Class A level with the Rockies. He… Source link

Colorado Rockies outfielder Ian Desmond announced he will not play a second straight MLB season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Over the last few months, I’ve had tough conversations,” the 11-year veteran wrote in an Instagram story post. “I’ve asked a lot of questions and done a lot of thinking. For now, I’ve decided to opt out of the 2021 season. My desire to be with my family is greater than my desire to go back and play baseball under these circumstances. I’m going to continue to train… Source link

Nolan Arenado, the five-time All-Star and career-long Colorado Rockies third baseman, will be trade to the St. Louis Cardinals, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported Friday, ending a relationship intended to be long term that instead soured across consecutive fourth-place finishes in the National League West. BREAKING: Cardinals have agreed to acquire Nolan Arenado from Rockies, sources tell @TheAthletic. Deal pending approval from both MLB and players’ union; Rockies sending Cardinals… Source link