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The Colorado Rockies<\/a> finished with the MLB’s worst record in 2025. The team fell to 2-5 early in the 2026 season after a 10-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.<\/p>\n

The franchise has never won an NL West title or a World Series. The Rockies haven\u2019t reached the postseason since 2018, when they clinched a wild-card berth. Complicating any hopes of a turnaround, the Rockies compete in a division with the back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the odds stacked against them, one of the Rockies\u2019 emerging stars said he is eager to turn things around in Colorado and end the team\u2019s playoff drought.<\/p>\n

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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, Ariz., on March 4, 2026. (Rick Scuteri\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Mickey Moniak, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, said he would go as far as amputating a body part if it guaranteed the Rockies advanced to the postseason.<\/p>\n

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The Colorado outfielder was sidelined for six of the Rockies\u2019 first seven games this season with a sprained right ring finger. But if the team were in position for a playoff push, his availability likely would have been different. “Oh, I would have cut it off,” Moniak told<\/a> reporters.<\/p>\n

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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, Colo., on Sept. 16, 2025. (Ron Chenoy\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

Moniak debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> 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 a standout 2025 campaign, hitting a career-best 24 home runs and recording 68 RBIs. Moniak also stole nine bases.<\/p>\n

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Colorado Rockies’ Mickey Moniak, back left, and Orlando Arcia, back right, douse Brenton Doyle (9) after Doyle hit a two-run walkoff 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)<\/p>\n

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The Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros<\/a> on Wednesday, moving to 6-6 early in the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n