September 19 marked a milestone for the Colorado Rockies: the return of Ryan Feltner. Feltner was placed on the 60-day IL after taking a scary comebacker off the head on May 13. In a season where the rotation has been decimated by injuries, this provided a feel-good moment in mid-September. To boot, Feltner went toe-to-toe with NL Cy Young candidate Blake Snell and threw five scoreless innings.
“It was hard for me to settle down and sleep last night,” Feltner said on Wednesday. “I was pretty excited, but my parents were here, so the whole thing was a really cool, but long road back.