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Goodman

Goodman smacked his sixth homer of the season with a solo shot off Wandy Peralta in the eighth inning to extend the Colorado lead to 8-2. He also singled twice while drawing a walk, and his slash improved to .264/.340/.540. After a bit of a scuffle over his first couple handfuls of games, Goodman is back to swinging the stick that made him one of the breakout backstops of 2026. There’s very little reason to think he’s going to slow down much in the coming months.

Goodman put the Rockies on the board early, taking Colton Gordon deep for a solo homer in the first inning. He did it again in the fifth, leading off the frame with a solo blast off AJ Blubaugh for his second round-tripper of the game. The 26-year-old backstop is off to a solid start at the dish, hitting .254/.333/.475 with four homers, 12 runs scored, and seven RBI across 66 plate appearances.

It’s an encouraging sign that Goodman is back handling the catching duties following a pair of games at DH over the weekend after suffering a finger laceration last Thursday. The 26-year-old backstop is hitting .241 with two homers and five RBI through 16 games.

It’s an encouraging sign that Goodman was feeling ready to hit after being removed from Thursday’s game against the Padres due to a lacerated finger, which was the result of his being hit by a pitch on the hand. The 26-year-old should be ready to return to Colorado’s lineup at some point this weekend.

Goodman was drilled by a 95.1 mph fastball from Randy Vasquez in the sixth inning. It’s unclear how much time (if any) the injury will cause the hard-hitting backstop to miss. The Rockies should have another update on his status prior to Friday’s ballgame.

It’s the second straight game in which Goodman has been drilled on the hand, this time it was a 95.1 mph fastball from Randy Vasquez. It looked like initially he wanted to remain in the game, but after the training staff was attempting to treat it, Goodman’s fingers were still bleeding so he was pulled from the ballgame. Presumably he’ll head for imaging just to see if there’s any fractures. Expect the Rockies to provide an update on his status after the game.

This comes after he got his first day off of the season on Tuesday. Goodman is batting .257/.327/.409, but it’s kind of disturbing that he’s struck out 17 times already. Today’s game was his first without a strikeout since Opening Day.

This will be the first off-day of the season for Goodman. The 26-year-old will get a break and Brett Sullivan will catch and hit eighth in Goodman’s absence.

Goodman absolutely clobbered a 435-foot homer off Max Scherzer, and it was the only run of the game for the Rockies. The 26-year-old backstop hit 31 roundtrippers in 2025, and he’s a good bet for a similar number again in 2026.

Goodman was the only player on the Rockies to tally more than one hit in Friday’s loss to the Marlins. The 2025 All-Star was robbed of his first RBI on the season when a single to right field that nearly scored Jake McCarthy from second resulted in McCarthy being thrown out by Austin Slater. Goodman broke out for 31 homers and 91 RBI last season while slashing .278/.323/.520 and is among the top fantasy catchers this season playing in the hitter-friendly confines of Coors Field.