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The Colorado Rockies fired pitching coach Alon Leichman after one season, The Athletic reported Thursday.
The Rockies allowed a league-worst 944 runs final season and likewise had the worst workers ERA (5.59) within the majors.
Colorado went 58-104 and misplaced over 100 video games for the fourth straight season.
The Rockies served up the third-most homers (227) within the majors and essentially the most hits (1,635). The .288 opponents’ batting common additionally was worst within the majors.
Leichman, a 37-year-old Israeli, beforehand served as assistant pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds (2023-24) and Miami Marlins (2025).
Leichman pitched school baseball for UC San Diego (2015-16). In 2021, he pitched for Israel within the Tokyo Olympics.
Darryl Scott was Colorado’s pitching coach from 2022-25 earlier than the hiring of Leichman.
The workforce ERA was really improved from 2025, when it almost reached six runs allowed per 9 innings (5.97). The Rockies have completed final within the workforce ERA for 5 consecutive years.
–Field Level Media