Murphy was called up when roster expansion took place as the calendar turned to September, giving the Rockies another option behind the plate along with veteran catcher Jonathan Lucroy and Tony Wolters, who was expected to start the season platooning with Murphy before his injury occurred.
After returning to the Rockies, Murphy hit just 1-for-20 in games between June 15 and June 28. That one-hit was an RBI double against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but it wasn’t enough to keep Murphy behind the dish at the big league level. On June 30, Ryan Hanigan was brought on to give Colorado another veteran presence behind the plate.