The Rockies positioned Dugan Darnell on the 15-day injured record on August 22 after which moved him to the 60-day IL two days later, formally ending the right-hander’s first Main League season. Darnell was initially sidelined because of left hip irritation, however he instructed the Denver Put up’s Patrick Saunders and different reporters that exams revealed a torn left hip labrum, and surgical procedure can be required. The process is predicted to happen nearer to the tip of September, and Darnell is dealing with a restoration interval of roughly eight months.
An Alex Name line drive struck Darnell within the hip on August 21, throughout the Rockies’ 9-5 loss to the Dodgers. That fateful plate look might have been the final straw in forcing the surgical procedure, as Colorado interim supervisor Warren Schaffer advised final week that Darnell had been coping with lingering hip soreness even earlier than Name’s liner.
Regardless, it’s a tricky setback for Darnell’s profession so quickly after he’d lastly accomplished a protracted journey to the majors. Darnell signed as an undrafted free agent with Colorado in February 2021, following two years of enjoying impartial ball. The righty then posted a 3.74 ERA over 255 1/3 innings within the Rockies’ farm system, figuring out of the bullpen in all however two of his 200 appearances.
After some tough numbers on the Triple-A stage in 2023 and 2024, Darnell posted a 3.19 ERA, 28.8% strikeout price, and eight.7% stroll price over 53 2/3 innings in Albuquerque in 2025. This was sufficient for Darnell to earn a visit to the Present initially of August, and he delivered a 3.86 ERA over 11 2/3 innings and 9 reduction outings for Colorado. The 28-year-old benefited from some good luck within the type of a 76.9% strand price and a .257 BABIP, as Darnell had extra walks (seven) than strikeouts (5) throughout his temporary time with the Rockies.
Within the best-case situation, Darnell can be out there by June 2026, so he’ll begin subsequent season on Colorado’s 60-day injured record. If there’s any silver lining to this case, Darnell will proceed to amass Main League service time whereas on the IL.
