As Kyle Freeland morphed into a Rockies’ ace pitcher over the past two years, he also has made it a point to build a local legacy off of it.
Another indication of that came Monday morning at Thomas Jefferson High School when Freeland had his No. 21 jersey retired in front of a packed, all-school assembly in the Spartans’ gym.
“It’s incredible and it’s humbling,” Freeland said of the honor. “This early in my career, only three years in with the big-league club, I didn’t expect it. For a lot of athletes, I feel like that’s kind of quick.