Colorado reinstated Mickey Moniak from the 10-day injured list before its first home game of the season, and the 27-year-old was back in the lineup against the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field. He was set to play right field and bat third for the Rockies’ home opener, with first pitch scheduled for 2:10 pm ET.
Moniak had been sidelined by a sprained right ring finger after hurting it in an exhibition game while diving into first base. His return gives Colorado an early look at the player it committed to on a one-year, $4 million contract that avoided arbitration, and it comes after a 2025 season in which he hit.270/.306/.518 with an.824 OPS, 24 home runs and 68 RBIs.
Last season was the best offensive showing of Moniak’s career in nearly every category. He also finished with 20 doubles, eight triples and 117 hits, though his defense remained a concern after he was charged with minus-23 defensive runs saved, the worst mark in MLB.
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The Rockies are counting on Moniak in a season that already places him in familiar but still unsettled territory: Colorado is his third team in his seventh big league season. For a club opening at home against the Phillies with Michael Lorenzen scheduled to face Aaron Nola, getting him back in the middle of the order was the immediate priority.
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What happens next is simpler than the numbers around him: Moniak has to turn a strong offensive track record into something Colorado can keep on the field and trust every day.