Mickey Moniak says he’d cut off a finger to play in the MLB playoffs
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The Colorado Rockies have MLB’s worst record in 2025. The team fell to 2-5 at the start of the 2026 season following a 10-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
The franchise has never won the NL West title or the World Series. The Rockies haven’t reached the postseason since 2018, when they clinched a wild-card berth. Complicating their comeback hopes, the Rockies compete in the same division as the back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
One of the Rockies’ rising stars says he’s eager to turn things around in Colorado and end the team’s playoff drought despite the odds they face.
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Colorado Rockies right fielder Mickey Moniak celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning against the United States at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona on March 4, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/Imagn Images)
Mickey Moniak, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, said he would go as far as having a body part amputated if the Rockies could guarantee a postseason advance.
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The Colorado outfielder has been sidelined for six of the Rockies’ first seven games this season with a sprained right ring finger. But his situation would likely be different if the team had a playoff berth. “Oh, I would cut it” Moniak said reporters.
Colorado Rockies right fielder Mickey Moniak runs after hitting a three-run home run in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at Coors Field in Denver, Colo., on Sept. 16, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)
Moniak made his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2020 and was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in 2022. After playing in 124 games in 2024, he signed with the Rockies the following year. He had a standout 2025 season, hitting a career-best 24 home runs and recording 68 RBIs. Moniak also stole nine bases.
Colorado Rockies’ Mickey Moniak (left back) and Orlando Arcia, right back, strike out Brenton Doyle (9) after Doyle hit a two-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Dennis Santana in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. (David Zalubowski/AP)
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The Rockies improved to 6-6 at the start of the 2026 season with a three-game lead over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
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