Colorado Rockies news: Tovar Time has arrived at long last

Ezequiel Tovar, the Rockies' no. 2 prospect and no 28 MLB-wide prospect, is getting called up for the series finale against the San Francisco Giants. Tovaar was signed by the Colorado Rockies at the age of 16. He played in the Dominican Summer League, Short-A and DSL Rockies. His best attribute is his defense. He made his U.S. debut in 2019. The Rockies signed him out of Venezuela as part of the 2017 international class. They consider him to be a plus shortstop. In 2020 MLB.com called him the best defensive player in their system.

Ezequiel Tovar, 21, is the 28th prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline.

Ezequiel Tovar was stranded in Arizona for 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent his time in the United States doing strength and conditioning training to improve his bat. Tovaar played for the Low-A Fresno Grizzlies in 2021. In the High-a-level Spokane Indians he struggled to adjust to playing at the higher level of play. He hit four home runs in 32 games. The key for Tovi's bat was to adapt to higher levels of baseball. His goal is to play in a big league.   “Obviously a goal of mine is playing in big leagues.”

Ezequiel Tovar was invited to the Colorado Rockies spring training. He played well, but a groin injury kept him out of action until last week. Tovaar has been playing for Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes since September. Kris Bryant and José Iglesias are recovering from injuries. They are expected to play before the end of the season. They have been injured since July. The injury of Igleias is not expected. It is the same for Bryant. His recovery is also unknown. There is no timetable for his return. For the time being, Kris is running drills and taking batting practice.

Zach Neal had a good start for the Albuquerque Isotopes yesterday. Brenton Doyle had 2-for-4 day at the plate and hit a solo home run. DJ Peterson also hit one homerun. Ezequiel Tovar went 2 for 4 in his final game before being promoted to MLB. Jimmy Herron is hitting .357/.429/.690 with three home runs in 14 games this month.