The Rockies have long since fallen out of the race, but Hunter Goodman has given them one of the few reasons to keep watching down the stretch.
Goodman launched his 39th home run of the season Sunday against the Seattle Mariners in a 2-1 loss, and now he has six games left to chase a milestone that would stand out no matter how the rest of Colorado’s year has gone. One more homer would push him to 40, a number that feels even louder when it belongs to a player carrying so much of the offense for a team that has struggled the way the Rockies have.
For Colorado, that production matters beyond the box score. Goodman is the kind of bat a rebuilding team hopes to build around, and manager Warren Schaeffer has had the benefit of putting him in the lineup all season. That’s a bright spot the Rockies can actually take into next year.
If Goodman gets to 40, he would join Matt Olson, Kyle Schwarber, Yordan Alvarez, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Junior Caminero in that club this season. That’s a stacked group, and it underscores just how rare this kind of power has been.
The final stretch gives him a chance to get there. Colorado’s last six games are against the Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks, two teams sitting either on the bubble of the 2026 playoffs or close to being near locks.
But for Goodman, the assignment stays the same no matter the opponent or where he hits in the order. Whether he’s batting behind Jake McCarthy or behind Cole Carigg or someone else, he’s the kind of hitter who can change a game with one swing.
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