The Colorado Rockies finished 2026 with a 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox, ending the season 58-104—the second-worst record in franchise history by losses and winning percentage. The club improved by 15 games over its historically poor 2025 season.
Starter Kyle Freeland allowed all four Chicago runs over four innings in his 257th Rockies start, including two-run homers by former Colorado outfielder Randal Grichuk and former teammate Brenton Doyle. Freeland’s 2022 contract terms have ended, leaving his future uncertain; manager Warren Schaeffer said the club would miss him if he leaves.
The Rockies’ bullpen kept the White Sox scoreless after Freeland exited; rookie Mark Manfredi worked two hitless innings. Rookie TJ Rumfield finished at .300 with a .390 on-base percentage, tied for the best batting average among MLB rookies, with the best rookie on-base percentage and second-best rookie OPS. Longtime coach Ron Gideon and coach/scout Rick Matthews are retiring this offseason; Gideon joined the organization in 1996 and the major-league staff in 2017.
