The Rockies optioned Toglia to Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.
The 26-year-old recently fell into more of a part-time role and has now lost his place on the major-league roster. Toglia has played in 85 games for the Rockies this season and has a .194/.261/.361 slash line and 38.3 percent strikeout rate over 329 plate appearances.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Homers in loss
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Toglia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Guardians.
Toglia's lone hit of the night went deep to left field in the seventh. It was his first hit since July 18 and just his second home run since June 19. There's known power in Toglia's bat, but he has played himself out of a regular role at first base due to his cold hitting.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Losing out on regular starts
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Toglia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
Toglia appears to have lost his regular role at first base to Warming Bernabel, as he'll be on the bench Sunday for the third time in four games. Since getting called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on June 16, Toglia has hit .193 with four home runs and one steal in 30 games while continuing to strike out at a high rate (37.3 percent).
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Not starting Saturday
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Toglia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
After going 0-for-15 over his last four games, the switch-hitting Toglia will step out of the starting nine Saturday against left-handed starter Trevor Rogers. Warming Bernabel will make his MLB debut as Colorado's first baseman while Toglia rests.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Sitting again Wednesday
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Toglia is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Toglia will take a seat for the second time in the series while he's batting just .155/.231/.239 with a 39.7 percent strikeout rate over his last 20 games. Kyle Farmer will get the nod at first base Wednesday, and Toglia could soon be headed back to Triple-A Albuquerque if he's unable to cut down on the strikeouts in his future starts.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Breaks home run drought
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Toglia went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Sunday against the White Sox.
Toglia had gone 13 starts since homering, but he ended that drought Sunday with a two-run blast in the fifth inning. Despite the lack of power, he's in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 7-for-23. Since being recalled June 16, Toglia has 10 RBI and five runs scored across 18 contests while hitting .250.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Trio of doubles
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Toglia went 3-for-5 with two RBI doubles and an additional double during Tuesday's 9-7 loss to the Dodgers.
Toglia clubbed a double in each of his first three at-bats, marking his fifth three-hit game of the campaign and his first career game with three doubles. In 242 plate appearances this season, Toglia is slashing .210/.277/.397 with nine home runs and three stolen bases.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Homers again
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Toglia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Nationals.
Toglia has started three straight games since being recalled by Colorado on Monday and has showcased the power that was missing earlier in the season. He homered in a second consecutive contest Wednesday with a solo blast in the sixth inning and has three total since his promotion. While that production is encouraging, he has struck out once in every contest and has a 38.2 percent overall strikeout rate across 220 plate appearances for the season.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Getting break to work on swing
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Rockies interim manager Warren Schaeffer said that Toglia is out of the lineup again Thursday in order to work on his swing and approach, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Toglia is absent from the Rockies' lineup for a second straight day Thursday and the third time over the last six contests. However, it sounds like this is more of a reset for the first baseman rather than a demotion. Toglia is slashing only .205/.272/.367 with a league-leading 71 strikeouts this season.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Out of lineup again Thursday
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Toglia is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Phillies.
It's the second straight day and third time over the last six games that Toglia has been absent from the Rockies' lineup. The switch hitter does not appear to be injured, so it could be that he's losing his grip on a starting job. Toglia leads all of baseball with 71 strikeouts this season and has struck out at a 41.7 percent clip in May. Kyle Farmer is at first base for a second straight day Thursday.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Not starting Saturday
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Toglia isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.
An 0-for-3 performance Friday snapped Toglia's brief four-game hitting streak, and he'll now take a seat Saturday against Zac Gallen and the D-backs. Kyle Farmer will fill the opening at first base and bat fifth.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Heating up in May
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Toglia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to Texas.
Toglia has now recorded at least one hit in five of his last six games, and he added his third home run in the month of May. The switch hitter now has six multi-hit efforts in 2025, and he's batting .281 with three long balls, two doubles and five RBI over his last 32 at-bats (nine games). Toglia's fantasy appeal gets a considerable boost when he plays at home, as evidenced by his .886 OPS across 75 at-bats at hitter-friendly Coors Field this year.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Power coming around
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Toglia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks Friday against the Padres.
Toglia has struggled to get going at the plate this season, though there have been some positive aspects to his performance across the last two weeks. Four of his five home runs have come in his last 13 games, and he's also delivered seven RBI and four runs scored. Despite that short-term success, he has just a .208 average with a 35.2 percent strikeout rate across 145 plate appearances on the campaign.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Continues to thrive at home
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Toglia went 1-for-4 with a home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's loss to Atlanta.
Toglia got the Rockies on the board in the second inning Tuesday with a solo shot, his third homer of the year. The slugging switch hitter now has at least one hit in nine of his last 12 outings, but Toglia's splits in home and away games could continue to define his overall fantasy appeal. Toglia is batting just .120 with one long ball, one double and four RBI over 50 at-bats on the road, but he's hitting .308 with two round trippers, three doubles and nine RBI across 52 at-bats at Coors Field.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Drives in three runs Friday
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Toglia went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Friday's 8-7 loss to Cincinnati.
Toglia tied things up at 4-4 in the third inning on a two-run, ground-rule double, and he drove in a third run in the fifth on an RBI single. It was Toglia's second multi-hit game of the year and the second time he's logged at least three RBI in a game. He's gone 9-for-34 with two walks, two runs scored, one home run and eight RBI over his last 10 games.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Preparing for full-time job in 2025
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Toglia is on track to open the upcoming season as the Rockies' everyday first baseman, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports. "'I'm an everyday player, I want to play every day'...there's a mindset. He has the mindset," manager Bud Black said of Toglia. "The defensive side is real. He's a really good defender. In time he's going to get his due, both inside the game and outside the game. But that takes time."
After winning a spot on the Opening Day roster coming out of camp last spring, Toglia served as a part-time player for the Rockies to begin the season. He split time between first base and right field before he was sent down to the minors April 24 after batting just .106 with 20 strikeouts over his first 15 games. Upon returning to the majors June 6, however, Toglia proceeded to start the Rockies' final 101 games, with the last 90 coming at first base. He hit just .233 following the call-up, but he showcased power (21 home runs) and made a surprising impact on the basepaths with 10 steals. Toglia's high strikeout rate (32.2 percent in 2024) will likely continue to make him a batting-average risk during the upcoming campaign, but after building up his job security with his strong finish to last season, the 26-year-old should be able to pile up plenty of useful counting stats.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Reaches 25-homer mark
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Toglia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers.
Toglia has gone 12-for-49 (.245) with four homers, six RBI, three doubles and two stolen bases over his last 14 games. The 26-year-old's blast Friday got him to the 25-homer mark in his first full big-league season. He's added a .219/.308/.473 slash line with 52 RBI, 61 runs scored and eight stolen bases over 108 games.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Belts homer in win
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Toglia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Cubs.
Toglia is 9-for-32 (.281) with three homers over his last nine contests. His blast Saturday was part of a comeback push for the Rockies, as he cut the Cubs' lead to 3-2 in the seventh inning. Toglia continues to impress with power, boasting 24 homers and a .473 slugging percentage through 103 contests. He's batting just .221 on the year with 51 RBI, 58 runs scored and eight stolen bases, though he's found more consistency at the plate in September.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Slugs 22nd homer
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Toglia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a stolen base Thursday against Atlanta.
Toglia has slumped considerably across his last 10 games, hitting just .171 while striking out at a 34.1 percent clip. However, he managed his 22nd home run of the season Thursday, six of which have come since the All-Star break. Toglia has also chipped in seven stolen bases across 370 plate appearances this season after recording only two across the first 272 plate appearances of his career.
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Rockies' Michael Toglia: Picks up steal in win
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Toglia went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Padres.
Toglia extended his hitting streak to nine games, a span in which he's gone 11-for-31 (.355). He continues to see steady playing time at first base, even though he's in the midst of a 13-game homer drought. For the season, he's recorded a .220/.296/.489 slash line with 19 homers, six steals, 43 RBI, 42 runs scored, eight doubles and three triples over 297 plate appearances.
