The catcher had a rough week this past week, though. Against the Astros, he was hit on the hand, but walked away with no injuries. On Thursday, though, he was hit in the hand<\/a> again, this time walking away with a bloody finger. Luckily, for him and the team, there was no serious injury and he continues to be day-to-day. <\/p>\n For Saturday’s game, he is still in the lineup, signaling good news. <\/p>\n Goodman in the Lineup, Not Catching Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman. | Christopher Hanewinckel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Despite multiple days this last week where he was hit on the hand by a pitch, and the bloody mess that came from the second one, Goodman hasn’t even taken a full day off. <\/p>\n The catcher wasn’t in the starting lineup on Friday, but he did pinch hit in the eighth inning, driving in a run. For Saturday night’s game against the San Diego Padres, Goodman is back in the lineup<\/a> hitting fourth and starting at DH. <\/p>\n Who else but Hunter? pic.twitter.com\/QifPfXqxdB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n He feels good enough to swing the bat, but according to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post<\/a>, he hadn’t attempted to throw as of Friday night. <\/p>\n “It\u2019s frustrating for sure, but it\u2019s the game of baseball. I signed up for it,\u201d Goodman said to Thomas Harding of MLB.com after the laceration<\/a>. <\/p>\n Manager Warren Schaeffer told Harding that night that he would be day-to-day and they are clearly following that path and taking a step at a time. There hasn’t been any word on when Goodman will be back behind the dish, but as long as he is in the lineup, Colorado’s offense is a lot better. <\/p>\n The Rockies dodged a major bullet. A loss of Goodman would have been huge, even with Mickey Moniak<\/a> and TJ Rumfield off to big starts, the catcher is the leader of the club<\/a>. <\/p>\n![\"Colorado](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01knzffwfbe4c9b9hgrr.jpg\" "\\"Colorado")
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