# 2026 Colorado Rockies season
The **2026 Colorado Rockies season** was the team's 34th [Major League Baseball](https://www.edgepedia.org/major-league-baseball) season, played from March 27 to late September 2026. The Rockies finished last in the National League West at 58 wins and 104 losses, a .358 winning percentage that left them 42.0 games behind the division-winning [Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.edgepedia.org/los-angeles-dodgers), though the total of 58 wins was 15 more than their 43-win 2025 season.[1](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/standings) • [2](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Final record | 58-104 (.358), fifth place in the NL West, 42.0 games behind the Dodgers[1](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/standings) |
| Runs scored / allowed | 752 scored, 944 allowed, a run differential of -192[1](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/standings) |
| Home / away | 32-49 at Coors Field, 26-55 on the road[1](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/standings) |
| Attendance | 2,245,426 fans over 58 home dates, an average of 27,721, 10th of 15 NL teams[2](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml) |
| Payroll | $87,189,286[2](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml) |
| Manager | Warren Schaeffer, in his first full season after managing 2025 on an interim title[3](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/press-release/colorado-rockies-finalize-major-league-coaching-staff) |
| Home ballpark | Coors Field, Denver[2](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml) |
## Offseason reset
The season followed a historic low. The 2025 Rockies lost 119 games, and the franchise became the first team with three straight 100-loss seasons since Houston in 2011-13.[4](https://apnews.com/article/e67c9d939d0c27f65c5785de3a4fed10) Executive vice president Walker Monfort vowed to bring in a new voice from outside the organization with autonomy to reexamine how to turn the franchise around, and the team hired [Paul DePodesta](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-depodesta), best known for his role in the [Oakland Athletics](https://www.edgepedia.org/oakland-athletics)' "Moneyball" era and for nearly a decade with the [Cleveland Browns](https://www.edgepedia.org/cleveland-browns)' football operations, to run baseball operations. General manager Bill Schmidt had been let go on October 1, 2025.[4](https://apnews.com/article/e67c9d939d0c27f65c5785de3a4fed10)
**Manager and staff.** Warren Schaeffer, who took over on an interim basis during the 2025 season after [Bud Black](https://www.edgepedia.org/bud-black) was fired, led the club through his first full season as manager.[3](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/press-release/colorado-rockies-finalize-major-league-coaching-staff) • [5](https://twinstrivia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MLB-Weekly-Notes_-April-2-2026-1.pdf) The field staff was completed before the season, with Ron Gideon moving from first base coach to a newly created assistant bench coach role.[3](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/press-release/colorado-rockies-finalize-major-league-coaching-staff)
## Schedule highlights
MLB and the Rockies announced a preliminary 162-game schedule before the season. A notable arrangement placed the Rockies' June 12-14 series against the Athletics at Las Vegas Ballpark, the home of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, as part of a week-long visit for the Athletics.[6](https://www.mlb.com/amp/press-release/colorado-rockies-announce-2026-regular-season-schedule.html) The season opened on March 27 at Miami, where the Rockies dropped three straight one-run games to the Marlins; their first win came on March 30 at Toronto, a 14-5 rout behind starter Tomoyuki Sugano.[7](https://www.fangraphs.com/teams/rockies/schedule) Fans could stream all regular season games blackout-free on Rockies.TV.[8](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/fl_attachment/mlb/po5cvv8jxnanobrwcnc2.pdf)
## Season summary
The team's run prevention remained its central problem: 944 runs allowed, the most in the National League West by a wide margin, against 752 scored, producing a run differential of -192.[1](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/standings) The Rockies were 32-49 at home and 26-55 on the road, and entered the final day of the season on a 2-8 stretch in their last ten games.[1](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/standings)
**Hitting.** Outfielder Mickey Moniak appeared in 115 games and led the regular lineup with 23 home runs, hitting .241 with a .281 on-base percentage and .486 slugging over 399 at-bats.[9](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/stats)
**Deadline selling.** At the July trade deadline the Rockies continued selling from a last-place position, sending Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle, then hitting .214 with a homer and nine stolen bases, to the [Chicago White Sox](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-white-sox) for right-hander Mason Adams and infielder Carlos Vielma.[10](https://apnews.com/article/ed454aacc349690b72f13a7618bba4b2)
**Attendance and context.** The club drew 2,245,426 fans over 58 home dates, an average of 27,721 per game, ranking 10th of 15 [National League](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-league) teams, with a payroll of $87,189,286.[2](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml) A Colorado economic study published in April 2026 estimated that a top-ranked Rockies team could raise annual home attendance from about 2.4 million to between 3.2 million and 3.5 million fans, a gain of 31 to 44 percent, framing the gap between the franchise's on-field results and its potential market.[11](https://www.commonsenseinstituteus.org/ResearchUploads/CSI%20Report%20-%20CO%20Rockies.pdf)
## References
1. [2026 Rockies Standings and Record: Regular Season, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/standings)
2. [Colorado Rockies Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors, Baseball-Reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/attend.shtml)
3. [Colorado Rockies Finalize Major League Coaching Staff, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/press-release/colorado-rockies-finalize-major-league-coaching-staff)
4. [Rockies hiring DePodesta of 'Moneyball' fame from NFL's Browns to run baseball ops, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/e67c9d939d0c27f65c5785de3a4fed10)
5. [From the Manager's Office, MLB Weekly Notes, April 2, 2026](https://twinstrivia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MLB-Weekly-Notes_-April-2-2026-1.pdf)
6. [Colorado Rockies Announce 2026 Regular Season Schedule, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/amp/press-release/colorado-rockies-announce-2026-regular-season-schedule.html)
7. [2026 Colorado Rockies Schedule & Results, FanGraphs](https://www.fangraphs.com/teams/rockies/schedule)
8. [2026 Colorado Rockies Game Notes, MLB.com](https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/fl_attachment/mlb/po5cvv8jxnanobrwcnc2.pdf)
9. [2026 Rockies Player Hitting Stat Leaders, MLB.com](https://www.mlb.com/rockies/stats)
10. [MLB trade deadline: Red Sox, Phillies, Padres are the biggest buyers at the buzzer, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/ed454aacc349690b72f13a7618bba4b2)
11. [What Colorado Would Gain From a Top-Ranked Baseball Franchise, Common Sense Institute, April 2026](https://www.commonsenseinstituteus.org/ResearchUploads/CSI%20Report%20-%20CO%20Rockies.pdf)
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