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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Scratched from lineup with illness
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Moniak was scratched from Tuesday's Cactus League lineup versus the Reds due to illness.
Consider Moniak day-to-day for the time being. Jake McCarthy shifted from left field to center field and Charlie Condon entered the lineup in left field to cover for Moniak's absence.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Making Cactus League debut
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Moniak (oblique) is starting at designated hitter and batting leadoff in Wednesday's Cactus League contest versus the Cubs.
Moniak has been brought along slowly in Rockies camp due to right oblique tightness, but he's been cleared for his spring training debut. The 27-year-old socked 24 home runs while slashing .270/.306/.518 in 2025 in his first season in Colorado and is in line for regular reps against right-handed pitching in 2026.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Working way back from tight oblique
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Moniak (oblique) will take batting practice Monday and could make his Cactus League debut this week, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Moniak has been slowed early on in Rockies camp by right oblique tightness, but he appears to be on the mend. Oblique issues can be finnicky, but as long as he avoids setbacks, he will have plenty of time to ramp up for Opening Day. The left-handed-hitting Moniak is slated for regular playing time against righties in 2026 after swatting 24 home runs for the Rockies last season.
Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Settles with Rockies at $4 million
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The Rockies and Moniak avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $4 million contract Thursday, Ari Alexander of 7 News Boston reports.
Moniak had arguably his best season in 2025, slashing .270/.306/.518 with 24 homers and nine stolen bases in his first season with the Rockies. He's slated to open the 2026 season as the team's primary right fielder.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Idle for third straight game
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
The Rockies haven't announced that Moniak is dealing with an injury, but he'll nonetheless close out the season with three consecutive absences from the lineup. Yanquiel Fernandez will draw another start in right field in place of Moniak, who has compiled a .270 batting average with 24 home runs, nine stolen bases, 68 RBI and 62 runs in 135 games on the campaign.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: On bench Saturday
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Francisco.
Moniak is on the bench for a second straight game, yielding to Yanquiel Fernandez in right field. Moniak is 15-for-43 (.349) with five home runs in his last 11 games.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Riding pine Friday
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Moniak isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Giants.
After stringing together a 10-game on-base streak, Moniak will get a chance to rest his legs Friday while Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Yanquiel Fernandez start in the outfield for Colorado.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Homers in third straight
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Moniak went 1-for-2 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Marlins.
Moniak led off the ninth inning with a home run, marking his third straight start with a long ball. He also has nine RBI and four runs scored in that span. Moniak has taken advantage of Coors Field to boost his average, though he still has an impressive .197 ISO across 196 plate appearances on the road.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Sitting against southpaw
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Moniak is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Moniak went 7-for-13 with three home runs, two stolen bases and eight RBI while starting in each of the last three games, but the lefty-hitting outfielder will exit the lineup while the Marlins send southpaw Ryan Weathers to the hill Wednesday. Colorado will roll out a starting outfield of Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Tyler Freeman from left to right.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Homers in loss
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Moniak went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Marlins.
Moniak has gone 9-for-19 with three homers and eight RBI over his last five games. The outfielder kept the Rockies from getting shut out in this contest with his eighth-inning blast, and he also hit a single that produced Colorado's fifth run thanks to a Miami error, though the comeback stalled out there. Moniak is up to 22 homers, 65 RBI, 57 runs scored, nine stolen bases and a .270/.307/.515 slash line through 127 contests.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Starring role in loss
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Moniak went 4-for-4 with two home runs, five RBI and two stolen bases in Sunday's 9-6 loss to the Padres.
Despite the poor result for the Rockies, Moniak had one of his best games of the year. The outfielder lifted a solo shot in the fourth inning and a three-run blast in the sixth before adding an RBI single in the seventh. Moniak has gone 13-for-41 (.317) with three homers and three steals over 13 games in September. The 27-year-old is at a .268/.306/.509 slash line with 21 long balls, 62 RBI, 56 runs scored and nine steals over 126 games this year, with all of those counting stats representing career highs.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Swipes bag Thursday
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Moniak went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Padres.
Moniak had the lone multi-hit effort for the Rockies, accounting for half of their hit total. He ended an 0-for-11 skid at the plate over his previous four games. The outfielder is also up to seven steals on 10 attempts this season after swiping a bag in the defeat. Moniak has added 19 home runs, 57 RBI, 54 runs scored and a .262/.301/.494 slash line across 123 contests while being a lineup regular for Colorado.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Not in Wednesday's lineup
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Moniak isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.
After going 0-for-10 with four strikeouts and a walk over his last three games, Moniak will retreat to the bench Wednesday while Jordan Beck, Brenton Doyle and Tyler Freeman start across the outfield for Colorado.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Out of lineup
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Moniak isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Moniak will receive a day off Saturday after starting the month of September going 4-for-11 with two walks and three runs scored through four games. Tyler Freeman will fill the resulting void in right field, opening up second base for Ryan Ritter.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Homers in high-scoring loss
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Moniak went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a second RBI and two total runs scored in Saturday's 10-8 loss to the Padres.
Contrary to a previous report, Moniak was in the lineup as the designated hitter. He snapped a stretch of 17 games without a homer when he went deep in the ninth inning Saturday, though he's been steady by going 18-for-63 (.286) across his last 18 contests. The outfielder is at a .267/.306/.508 slash line with 19 homers, 57 RBI, 54 runs scored and six stolen bases through 118 games this season, and he secured his first 100-hit campaign with Saturday's performance.
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Rockies' Mickey Moniak: Walks off Cubs
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Moniak went 1-for-1 with an RBI triple during Sunday's 6-5 win over the Cubs.
Moniak didn't start the contest, but interim manager Warren Schaeffer called upon the 27-year-old in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game. Moniak delivered a walk-off triple, plating Ryan Ritter, who scored from first base. In his last seven games, Moniak is 10-for-30 (.333) with three doubles and two triples.
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