The Colorado Rockies fired pitching coach Alon Leichman after one season, The Athletic reported Thursday.
The Rockies allowed a league-worst 944 runs last season and also had the worst staff ERA (5.59) in the majors.
Colorado went 58-104 and lost over 100 games for the fourth straight season.
The Rockies served up the third-most homers (227) in the majors and the most hits (1,635). The .288 opponents’ batting average also was worst in the majors.
Leichman, a 37-year-old Israeli, previously served as assistant pitching coach for the Cincinnati Reds (2023-24) and Miami Marlins (2025).
Leichman pitched college baseball for UC San Diego (2015-16). In 2021, he pitched for Israel in the Tokyo Olympics.
Darryl Scott was Colorado’s pitching coach from 2022-25 before the hiring of Leichman.
The team ERA was actually improved from 2025, when it nearly reached six runs allowed per nine innings (5.97). The Rockies have finished last in the team ERA for five consecutive years.
