March 25, 2015 started out like any other Spring Training day for John Axford.
The closer, plucked from free agency by the Rockies this offseason, appeared in a Wednesday afternoon tilt against the Giants, striking out the side in his one-inning relief appearance.
Then he met his wife Nicole and sons J.B., 3, and Jameson, 2, in the Rockies' designated family area at Salt River Fields, saying goodbye before finishing up his postgame routine.
"[J.B. and Jameson] were supposed to leave the next day, and I was just finishing up my work, doing what I need to do after the game.