Colorado Rockies
Denver, COOpened 0
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The deepest outfield in MLB to compensate for Denver's thin air, which adds roughly 9% to fly ball distance.
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After two seasons at the Mile High Stadium (a converted football stadium), the Rockies moved into a permanent home in LoDo. Eric Young hit the first pitch for a home run.
The Rockies began storing baseballs in a climate-controlled humidor to reduce the home run-boosting effects of dry, thin air. Run-scoring dropped meaningfully.
The Rockies won 21 of their final 22 games — including the famous Game 163 vs the Padres — to reach their first World Series. They were swept by Boston.
Colorado made the playoffs for the first time in eight years. They lost the Wild Card game in extras at Arizona.
Todd Helton was inducted into the Hall of Fame — the first long-tenured Rockie to be enshrined.