SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Friday was a day of firsts.
Right-hander Jeff Hoffman threw the first pitch of the Rockies’ Cactus League season.
Right fielder David Dahl played in his first game since July 31, a time when pain was his constant companion on a baseball field.
And 7-year-old Aaron Lawson of Colorado Springs watched his first major-league game. Never mind that it was just an exhibition game in February with a temperature of 60 degrees and a chilly wind making fans shiver. And never mind that third baseman Nolan Arenado, Aaron’s favorite player, played only three innings.