{"id":2168,"date":"2026-06-10T20:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:35:21","slug":"cole-carrigg-triples-in-rockies-debut-and-plays-with-his-hair-on-fire-manager-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2168","title":{"rendered":"Cole Carrigg triples in Rockies debut and plays with his `hair on fire,\u2019 manager says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>DENVER<\/strong> | Cole Carrigg\u2019s helmet flew off as he kicked it into high gear around the bases. He slid headfirst into third base and looked toward the Colorado Rockies dugout before breaking into a little dance.<\/p>\n<p>The first hit in his major league debut goes down as a triple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want it any other way,\u201d Carrigg said after the Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Tuesday night. \u201cI love pushing it and going for three. Oh man, it was really awesome. It was the best feeling in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrigg brings speed to the diamond and an aura of fearlessness to go with it.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>No way he\u2019s dialing it back, either. Nor do the Rockies want him to. The outfielder who now wears No. 16 \u2014 it was assigned to him \u2014 finished his debut 1 for 3 with a walk. Carrigg became the second Rockies player to have a triple as their first big league hit, joining Ryan Ritter, who accomplished the feat last season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as it got by the first baseman, I\u2019m thinking three for sure,\u201d Carrigg said of his fifth-inning grounder down the line in right field.<\/p>\n<p>This prospect doesn\u2019t hold back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe plays with his hair on fire,\u201d Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. \u201cWe just want that to continue up here. Anytime he\u2019s on the baseball field, anything can happen. Just want him to play without fear, have fun, play free, and just let his skills shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrigg was the fifth Rockies player to make their big league debut this season. He had a handful of family members, including mom and dad, along with friends and coaches in the stands to cheer.<\/p>\n<p>He treated them to quite a show, too. He was doused with the contents of a Powerade bucket after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nerves were running pretty high,\u201d Carrigg said. \u201cThis is what I\u2019ve worked for my whole entire life. If you\u2019re not nervous for that moment, you\u2019re not human.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He got a glimpse of this level during the World Baseball Classic while playing shortstop for Team Israel. He said facing Venezuela and Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. in front of more than 20,000 fans was certainly an eye-opening experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs loud as I could have ever imagined,\u201d said Carrigg, who was selected in the second round of the 2023 amateur draft from San Diego State. \u201cIt definitely got me prepared, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old was in the midst of quite a season for Triple-A Albuquerque, hitting .338 with 15 doubles, five triples, six homers, 42 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. He played outfield and mixed in some shortstop, too.<\/p>\n<p>This after after a spring training in which he hit .387 and made a compelling case to possibly be on the Rockies roster. He just went to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think when you feel like you have a chance to be up here and a chance to help the team, and you know you\u2019re kind of playing well, it\u2019s hard not to look up here,\u201d Carrigg said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to stay where your feet are. But I think that\u2019s the best thing you can do is just keep using those opportunities in Triple-A to make sure that you\u2019re ready for when you get here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He officially found out about his promotion over the weekend in front of his Isotopes teammates. Then again, he had an inkling the moment was about to arrive. Or, his teammate, Adael Amador, did anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdael came up to me in the fifth inning of the game and he\u2019s like, <code>I think you're getting called up, bro,'\" Carrigg said. \"I'm like,<\/code>What do you mean?\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018I got a feeling.\u2019 He had a feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About No. 16: Turns out one of his father\u2019s favorite players, Bo Jackson, donned that number while with the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the first thing he said and I\u2019m like, \u2018That\u2019s a pretty good number to have,&#8217;\u201d Carrigg recounted.<\/p>\n<p>Schaeffer was eager to see how Carrigg\u2019s skills translate in the big leagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, listen, he can run, he can hit from both sides and he can play instinctual center field, plays good shortstop, he steals bases,\u201d said Schaeffer, who plans to use Carrigg as an outfielder. \u201cA lot of people do that, but there\u2019s not a lot of people that do that without fear. That\u2019s part of his game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to have the tools, it\u2019s another thing to use them, and he\u2019s a guy that uses them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2162\">Defying Trump ended some Republicans\u2019 careers. It could help Susan Collins win reelection in Maine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2164\">Bill Gates testifies about his ties to Epstein, calls meetings a \u2018grave error in judgment\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2166\">Ukraine launches long-range strikes on military and energy sites in Russia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DENVER | Cole Carrigg\u2019s helmet flew off as he kicked it into high gear around the bases. He slid headfirst into third base and looked toward the Colorado Rockies dugout before breaking into a little dance. The first hit in his major league debut goes down as a triple. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t want it any other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1101,1093,1094,661,668,367,96,1103,1819],"tags":[3515,3516,98,3558,3559,3202],"class_list":["post-2168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-0-no-apple-publish","category-0recent-headlines","category-0trending","category-1gridsports","category-colorado-rockies","category-pro","category-sports","category-uncategorized","category-z-sports-ts-2","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-cole-carrigg","tag-colorado-rockies","tag-ryan-ritter","tag-team-israel","tag-warren-schaeffer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cole Carrigg triples in Rockies debut and plays with his `hair on fire,\u2019 manager says - Denver Moving Chronicle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2168\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cole Carrigg triples in Rockies debut and plays with his `hair on fire,\u2019 manager says - Denver Moving Chronicle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DENVER | Cole Carrigg\u2019s helmet flew off as he kicked it into high gear around the bases. 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