Rockies Bench Carrigg for Inappropriate Fan Gesture in Atlanta

ATLANTA – Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer announced Sunday morning that he is keeping rookie center fielder Cole Carrigg out of the lineup for a couple of days for his inappropriate gesture to fans at Truist Park during Saturday afternoon’s 2-1 loss to the Braves. The incident occurred right after the Braves scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Carrigg dived for Michael Harris II’s fly ball and came up empty, resulting in a two-run double. Get a Rock the Purple T-shirt on Saturday! (First 15K fans) “Cole made a mistake – he knows that is an embarrassment to the…