For the Rocky Mountain region, this moment has been more than a quarter-century coming amid the maturation of a franchise long tried by the challenges of finding a formula for professional baseball success at elevation.
The Colorado Rockies are in the playoffs in back-to-back years for the first time.
While the road to another Rocktober is finishing in historic fashion, it was a roller-coaster ride all the way up to the final day of the regular season. Here’s a look at nine critical victories that enabled the Rockies to come back from the brink multiple times this season.