/tags/baseball Baseball en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:02:01 GMT /news/2024-09-09/judge-appoints-receiver-for-future-legends-sports-complex A Weld District Court judge put the Future Legends structures under receivership Tuesday, after Future Legends and owner Jeff Katofsky failed to pay six notes that now total more than $45 million. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:02:01 GMT /news/2024-09-09/judge-appoints-receiver-for-future-legends-sports-complex Sharon Dunn, BizWest /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-30/a-tribute-to-baseball-legend-jackie-robinson-was-destroyed-a-loveland-foundry-is-recreating-it Earlier this year, two men allegedly stole and destroyed a bronze statue of the trailblazing baseball player and civil rights hero Jackie Robinson. Now metalworkers at a foundry in Loveland are creating a replacement. Today on In The NoCo, we talk with the foundry's owner to learn how the work is going, and what makes the statue so special. Thu, 30 May 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-30/a-tribute-to-baseball-legend-jackie-robinson-was-destroyed-a-loveland-foundry-is-recreating-it In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /news/2024-05-29/jackie-robinson-is-rebuilt-in-bronze-in-colorado-after-theft-of-statue-from-kansas-park Metalsmiths in Loveland are remaking Jackie Robinson in bronze after the theft of a beloved Kansas statue of the civil rights baseball icon set off a national outpouring of donations. Wed, 29 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-29/jackie-robinson-is-rebuilt-in-bronze-in-colorado-after-theft-of-statue-from-kansas-park Associated Press /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-02/from-the-scorebox-to-first-base-rockies-scorer-jillian-geib-reflects-on-todd-heltons-hall-of-fame-trajectory Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was recently elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. That means a lot of things to a lot of different Rockies fans, including MLB official scorer Jillian Geib. She joins In The NoCo today. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-02-02/from-the-scorebox-to-first-base-rockies-scorer-jillian-geib-reflects-on-todd-heltons-hall-of-fame-trajectory In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /news/2024-01-29/rockies-great-todd-helton-still-getting-used-to-hall-of-fame-selection Days after Todd Helton was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the slugging first baseman is still getting used to the idea. Helton says he never thought he would get into Cooperstown. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:36:57 GMT /news/2024-01-29/rockies-great-todd-helton-still-getting-used-to-hall-of-fame-selection Dennis Georgatos, Associated Press /news/2024-01-24/adrian-beltre-todd-helton-and-joe-mauer-elected-to-baseballs-hall-of-fame Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short. Helton, making his sixth ballot appearance, got 307 votes for 79.7%, 18 more than the needed 289 for 75% after falling 11 votes short last year. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:19:59 GMT /news/2024-01-24/adrian-beltre-todd-helton-and-joe-mauer-elected-to-baseballs-hall-of-fame Ronald Blum, Associated Press /news/2023-12-03/going-to-bat-for-history Marshall Fogel has one of the most complete sports memorabilia collections in the country. He said his collection tells the history of baseball, and he wants to share that history with others. Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:41:00 GMT /news/2023-12-03/going-to-bat-for-history Julio Sandoval and Carly Rose, Rocky Mountain PBS /news/2023-09-13/helton-teams-up-with-organization-to-eliminate-10-million-in-medical-bills-for-colorado-residents Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is teaming up with the organization RIP Medical Debt to help eliminate $10 million in medical bills for residents around the state. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:43:18 GMT /news/2023-09-13/helton-teams-up-with-organization-to-eliminate-10-million-in-medical-bills-for-colorado-residents Associated Press /news/2023-07-12/rockies-elias-diaz-becomes-unlikely-all-star-mvp-3-1-2-years-after-cut-loose-by-pirates Elias Díaz may be the most unlikely All-Star MVP. Just 3 1/2 years after Pittsburgh failed to offer a contract and allowed him to become a free agent, his go-ahead, two-run homer off Félix Bautista in the eighth inning lifted the National League over the American 3-2. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:15:25 GMT /news/2023-07-12/rockies-elias-diaz-becomes-unlikely-all-star-mvp-3-1-2-years-after-cut-loose-by-pirates Ronald Blum, Associated Press /regional-news/2023-05-03/study-suggests-climate-change-is-throwing-major-league-curveballs Researchers from Dartmouth College concluded that higher temperatures lead to more home runs, highlighting one of the ways climate change is altering baseball. Wed, 03 May 2023 20:42:30 GMT /regional-news/2023-05-03/study-suggests-climate-change-is-throwing-major-league-curveballs Emma VandenEinde