Hunter Goodman keeps putting himself in a very small Rockies neighborhood.
With three home runs on Sunday, the Colorado All-Star catcher reached 30 for the season and became the first Rockies player since Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story to post 30-plus homers in consecutive seasons. Arenado and Story did it in 2018 and 2019, and Goodman has now joined that group after finishing with a career-high 31 last year.
That puts him in rare franchise company. Goodman is only the seventh player in Rockies history to hit 30 or more home runs in back-to-back seasons, alongside Larry Walker, Todd Helton, Vinny Castilla and Andres Galarraga.
THREE HOMERS TODAY
30 ON THE SEASON FOR HUNTER GOODMAN! pic.twitter.com/KzUC83RMPp
- MLB (@MLB) July 19, 2026
The big night came in a loss, but it only added more fuel to the conversation around what Colorado might do next. The Rockies have been one of the worst teams in the league this season, and that has put them in position to consider moving players before the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline.
Goodman’s name has already surfaced in trade rumors, with the New York Yankees mentioned in particular as a team that could use help behind the plate. Any deal would come at a steep price, though. Goodman is under team control through the 2028 season, so Colorado would be looking at a significant return if it chose to move him.
For now, though, the headline is simple: Goodman is producing at a level few Rockies have ever reached, and he’s doing it fast. On July 19, he was already up to 30 homers.
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