Overview

• Ezequiel Tovar was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Tuesday with a strained left oblique, sidelining the Gold Glove shortstop.
• Colorado selected Ritter’s contract from Triple-A Albuquerque ahead of Friday night’s series opener against the NL East-leading New York Mets.
• Ritter, a fourth-round pick from the University of Kentucky in 2022, made his major league debut batting sixth and wearing No. 8 at Coors Field.
• The 24-year-old earned Pacific Coast League player of the month honors in May after posting a .381 average with 12 homers and 31 RBIs for the Isotopes.
• The Rockies also released catcher Jacob Stallings, recalled catcher Braxton Fulford and reinstated reliever Zach Agnos from the bereavement list.