“Not being worst team” – Kyle Freeland speaks out as Colorado Rockies face a brutal season in MLB history

The Colorado Rockies are living a nightmare no one saw coming. With every passing game, their season hits a new low. While fans still fill the stands at Coors Field, the team on the field is chasing all the wrong records.

But behind the scenes, veterans like Kyle Freeland are opening up about the shocking collapse and the struggle to stay strong.

The Rockies are starting one of the poorest seasons in recent Major League Baseball history. Currently they are set to lose 130 games, which would surpass the 2023 Chicago White Sox's 121 losses record. With eight victories in their initial 50 games, they captured league-wide headlines.Kyle Freeland, one of the franchise’s longtime pitchers, spoke to ESPN and recalled better times. “You ask me back in 2017 or 2018, I would have said there is no chance that is happening,” he said. Freeland, along with German Marquez, Antonio Senzatela, and Ryan McMahon, was part of the Rockies’ last playoff runs in 2017 and 2018.

The current losing streak includes 22 straight lost series before the Rockies finally swept the Miami Marlins. The team now faces its third straight 100-loss season. The players, however, are not giving up.

“You can’t be mailing it in right now or closing up shop,” Freeland added.

Clubhouse stays hopeful under new manager despite historic collapse

In early May 2025, the Rockies replaced longtime manager Bud Black with 40-year-old Warren Schaeffer. The decision came after poor performances and a locker room in need of fresh energy. Since the change, Colorado’s competitiveness has slightly improved, with players saying they feel more in control.Injured reliever Austin Gomber told ESPN,

“Since [interim manager Warren Schaeffer] has taken over, we’re pretty much in every game.”

Even general manager Bill Schmidt admitted, “I’m embarrassed by what’s transpired.”Despite a minus-2.41 run differential under Schaeffer (compared to minus-3.2 under Black), wins are still hard to come by. The Rockies are just 6-11 in one-run games and have lost 16 games by at least five runs.Also Read: Colorado Rockies Rewrite The Record Books In The Worst Way Possible, Become First Team Since 1884 To Reach 50 Losses This QuicklyStill, players like Tyler Freeman, just 26, try to stay optimistic: “We treat every day as a new day… Everyone is working hard. We come in looking to win.”The road ahead isn’t easy, especially in the tough NL West, but the players believe they can still change the narrative. For now, they’re trying to flush the past and fight forward—one pitch at a time.