SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Completing a comeback from testicular cancer was just the beginning for the Rockies’ Connor Joe.
“I need to keep moving forward, proving myself,” Joe said. “It’s the same mentality of working hard and earning a spot, like I did last year. I don’t think anything changes there.”
Joe, 29, shuttled between the Majors and Triple-A Albuquerque last season. He appeared in 63 games with the Rockies, during which he batted .285 with eight homers. The first of those homers — his first in the Majors — came on the anniversary of his learning he was cancer-free after undergoing surgery in March 2020 when he was in the Dodgers’ organization.
Before the cancer scare, Joe played in eight games for the Giants at the start of 2019. He was impressive enough last spring to stay on the Rockies’ radar. From his final callup on July 20, until he sustained a season-ending right hamstring injury on Sept. 3, Joe earned increased starting opportunities — many in the…
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