Kyle Freeland moved past Aaron Cook and became the Colorado Rockies’ all-time leader in innings pitched on mlb scores Sunday, June 7, 2026. He reached 1,312 2/3 career innings in the fifth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers, then tipped his cap after the crowd gave him an ovation.
Freeland passes Aaron Cook
Freeland got Luis Rengifo to fly out in the fifth inning to take over the top spot. The out pushed him one-third of an inning ahead of Cook, who had held the franchise mark with 1,312 1/3 innings from 2002 to 2011.
The record added another line to a career that started when Colorado took him with the eighth overall pick in the 2014 first-year player draft. Freeland made his major league debut on April 7, 2017, in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Coors Field connection
Freeland grew up close to Coors Field and went to high school about 15 minutes from the ballpark. He has never shied away from pitching there, in part because he spent so much time throwing at higher elevation and watched many Rockies games from the seats as a kid.
That local link framed the moment in Denver, where the franchise record changed hands with the home crowd watching one of its own move into first place. Freeland entered the day with a 66-96 record and a 4.67 ERA, and he also had two strikeouts against Milwaukee to reach 989 for his career.
Freeland’s 2026 stake
The innings mark also fits into his current contract situation. Freeland signed a five-year extension in April 2022 that runs through the 2026 season, and he has a player option for 2027 if he logs 170 innings in 2026.
For Colorado, the record now belongs to the pitcher who has spent nearly his entire career with the club and just surpassed the standard Cook set over a decade in Denver. The number now sits at 1,312 2/3, and it belongs to Freeland alone.
