Bryant (illness) will bat cleanup and play first base Saturday against the Twins, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
An illness had kept Bryant off the field for the previous three days, but he'll get the chance to play another game or two before the end of the regular season. Even if he appears in both of Colorado's remaining contests, he'll reach just 80 games on the season, meaning he won't have appeared in even half of the Rockies' games in either of the first two years of his seven-year, $182 million deal.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Available off bench
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Rockies manager Bud Black said Bryant (illness) is feeling better and will be available off the Rockies' bench Friday against Minnesota, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Black added that Bryant will return to the starting lineup for Colorado's penultimate game Saturday. The former NL MVP is slashing just .180/.212/.360 across 52 plate appearances since returning from the injured list Sept. 11.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Held out again Friday
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Bryant (illness) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Twins.
Bryant has now been shelved for four straight games due to illness. There's been no indication to this point that he could be shut down, but he's running out of time to rejoin the lineup. Elehuris Montero will be the Rockies' first baseman Friday while Sean Bouchard handles right field.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Out again with illness
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Bryant (illness) remains out of the lineup Thursday against the Dodgers.
It's the third straight absence for Bryant as he works back from an illness. Charlie Blackmon will serve as the Rockies' designated hitter Thursday as Elehuris Montero handles first base and Sean Bouchard covers right field.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Battling illness
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Bryant has missed the Rockies' last few games due to an illness, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
Bryant has sat out three of the Rockies' last four games and is considered day-to-day. Elehuris Montero has been serving as Colorado's primary first baseman with Bryant out of the lineup, while Sean Bouchard, Charlie Blackmon and Hunter Goodman have split reps in right field.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Not starting Wednesday
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Bryant is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
The 31-year-old was on the bench for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader and will sit again for Wednesday's contest. Bryant has been unable to get things going at the plate since he returned from the injured list Sept. 11, as he has a .180/.212/.360 slash line and 32.7 percent strikeout rate in 13 games.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Struggling since return
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Bryant went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI on Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Bryant played in the first game of Colorado's doubleheader against the Dodgers and delivered an RBI double in the first inning. It was a rare positive since he returned from the injured list Sept. 11, as he's recorded just nine hits across 50 at-bats while striking out at a 32.7 percent clip. Bryant has had an injury-plagued season, during which he's maintained just a .693 OPS across 327 plate appearances.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Gets breather in nightcap
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Bryant is not in the lineup for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
Charlie Blackmon will start in right field in the nightcap with Hunter Goodman taking a turn as the Rockies' designated hitter. Bryant went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and a run scored in the opening game of the twin bill as Colorado earned a 4-1 victory.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Gets breather Sunday
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Bryant isn't in the Rockies' lineup Sunday versus the Cubs, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Bryant will get a day to clear his head Sunday after slashing .174/.208/.348 since returning from the injured list Sept. 11. Elehuris Montero will start at first base, and Hunter Goodman will start in right field while Bryant sits.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Ejected for arguing
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Bryant was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Padres for arguing balls and strikes, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Bryant voiced his displeasure on a called third strike in the top of the fifth inning and got the heave-ho from home plate umpire Brian Knight. He finished the day 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and ultimately went a combined 0-for-12 with five strikeouts across the Rockies' three-game series in San Diego.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: On bench Sunday
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Bryant is out of the lineup Sunday versus the Giants.
Bryant returned from a fractured finger Sept 11, but he will get his first breather since then. Since returning, the 31-year-old is 7-for-24 with two home runs in six games. In his place, Hunter Goodman will start in right field.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Possible waiver wire pickups
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Bryant just returned from an IL stint for a fractured finger three games ago, and already he has two home runs, going 4 for 11 with two walks. True, both of those home runs have come at Coors Field, and that's not where the Rockies will be playing next week. But it is where they'll be playing all seven of their games the following week, which is Championship Week in many leagues. Coors Field is the reason we've held out hope for a Bryant resurgence the past couple years. Injuries have prevented it from happening, but it's still a venue that could bring out the best in him. Given that he's come out of the gate hot, showing no ill effects from the injury, it's reasonable to think he could be a league-winner in that final week.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Championship pickups
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While Bryant has again spent most of this season on the IL, he recently returned from a fractured finger and reminded us with his big game Tuesday the sort of damage he can do at Coors Field. That's where the Rockies will be for their final seven games of the season, making him too dangerous of a weapon to leave on the waiver wire.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Produces trio of RBI
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Bryant went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two additional RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Cubs.
Bryant accounted for the bulk of Colorado's runs on the day, driving in Brendan Rodgers and Alan Trejo in the fourth inning before coming around to score himself and then swatting a solo home run off Daniel Palencia. After missing a month and a half with a finger injury, Bryant is 3-for-8 (.375) in two games since being activated from the IL. He'll look to keep up the production throughout the remainder of Colorado's week-long homestand.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Officially activated by Colorado
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Bryant (finger) was activated from the injured list Monday, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
It was announced earlier in the day that Bryant was on track to return Monday, and the Rockies made the move official shortly thereafter. Bryant figures to be busy the rest of the way, but it has not been announced whether or not he will be in the lineup for Monday's matchup against his former team, the Cubs.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Coming back from IL on Monday
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The Rockies are expected to reinstate Bryant (finger) from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday's game against the Cubs, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Bryant has missed the Rockies' last 45 games while recovering from a fractured finger on his left hand, but after taking batting practice last week and incorporating full baseball activities into his training regimen, he looks like he'll be ready to rejoin the lineup without requiring a minor-league rehab assignment beforehand. When healthy this season, Bryant has made starts either in right field or designated hitter, but Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette suggests the 31-year-old may also get some exposure to left field and first base down the stretch.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Takes batting practice on field
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Bryant (finger) took batting practice on the field Monday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
It's the first time he's done so since suffering a fractured left index finger in late July. There remains no timetable for Bryant's return to the Rockies' lineup, but he should make it back at some point later this month if all goes well. When he does return, Bryant could see some action at first base in addition to the outfield.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Set to shed splint
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Bryant will have the splint removed from his broken left index finger Tuesday, Kelsey Wingert-Linch of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.
Bryant underwent an X-ray Monday, and doctors gave him the green light to shed the splint he has been sporting on his finger since late July. The Rockies will see how he responds to baseball activities without the splint before determining the next step in his recovery.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: Could play first base upon return
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Rockies manager Bud Black said Wednesday that Bryant (finger) could "potentially" play some first base upon his return, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
"Potentially. Yeah," Black said. "One of Kris' advantages as a player -- this is well documented when he was with the Cubs -- is he played all over." Bryant has only played the outfield in his two seasons in Colorado, but as his skipper alluded to, he's got plenty of past experience at third and first base. The Rockies are using some young players at all three outfield spots and also first base currently, so it would make some sense for Bryant to bounce around to different positions in an effort to give everyone reps. It will be a moot point for a while, though, as Bryant appears to still be a month or so away from returning.
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Rockies' Kris Bryant: In splint two more weeks
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Bryant will remain in a splint for a couple more weeks after undergoing a checkup X-ray on his fractured left index finger Monday, Kelsey Wingert-Linch of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.
The fracture hasn't healed as quickly as hoped and Bryant can now probably be ruled out through at least mid-September given that he won't be able to resume baseball activities until at least late August. The 31-year-old has appeared in only 65 games this season for the Rockies after also being limited to just 42 games in 2022.
