Leslee’s side of the family has its own rich sports heritage. Her mom, Janice (Fenimore) Smith, played collegiate softball at Oklahoma State and Northern Colorado. Her younger brothers, Matt and Zach, were both high school football stars.

The Colorado Rockies will look to turn their first home series win of 2025 into a three-game series sweep on Sunday when they host the Minnesota Twins in Denver.

Opposing Freeland will be Chris Paddack (3-8, 4.95 ERA), who’s seen up-and-down success this season. While largely pitching very well, Paddack has also allowed at least six earned runs in three different starts in 2025. The most recent of these was his last outing before the break, a five-inning, six-run losing effort against the Chicago Cubs.

Ryan McMahon's two-run homer capped a four-run first inning, Jordan Beck homered and finished a double shy of hitting for the cycle and the MLB-worst Colorado Rockies opened their second half of the season with a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins.

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will try to break their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Colorado Rockies. Colorado is 24-74 overall and 12-36 in home games. The Rockies have gone 10-16 in games decided by one run.

The Rockies entered the All-Star break with the fewest amount of wins (22), as the team — entrenched in a rebuild — has dealt with problems both in their lineup & on the mound.

If the Rockies are indeed aggressive at the MLB trade deadline, it could open the door for the returns of Zac Veen and Chase Dollander as well as possible debuts. The latter could include Kyle Karros getting the call-up from Double-A Hartford to slide in at third base.

Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Eric Veras has been suspended for 56 games by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone

The Colorado Rockies open up their home schedule at 20th and Blake on Friday. Here's what to know about the first Coors Field baseball game of 2024.

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