Injured Colorado Rockies designated hitter Kris Bryant (back) will not return this season, according to Patrick Saunders of ...

Bryant (back) is not expected to play again this season, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Kris Bryant (23) of the Colorado Rockies plays the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth inning at Coors Field on April 08, 2024 in Denver. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies square off against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. Colorado is 33-89 overall and ...

Bryant played in 80 games during the 2023 season. Kris had 300 at-bats last season, recording 70 hits, 10 home runs, and 31 runs batted in. His averages were significantly lower from the 2022 season.

Rockies slugger Kris Bryant, left, is congratulated by teammate Ryan McMahon after scoring on a triple by teammate C.J. Cron against the Rangers on Monday in Arlington, Texas.

Kris Bryant, the Rockies’ new $182 million man, set his own expectations Friday. And he set the bar a mile high. “I take a lot of pride in the fact that I have never played on a losing team in ...

Colorado Rockies slugger Kris Bryant left Saturday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with lower back tightness. It's another blow for Bryant, who played just 42 games for the Rockies in ...

“Kris and I know he is blessed to be able to play this game with the best players on the planet,” Bryant said. “He and I will never take that for granted.

“Kris was dominating the competition from the time he was 8,’’ Mike Bryant says, “but he was very quiet, very underassuming. I mean, Kris was hitting homers when he was 8.

Colorado Rockies' Kris Bryant speaks puts on his cap and jersey after being introduced by the baseball team for the first time, Friday, March 18, 2022, at spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz.