KUSA-TV (Denver) | What is that big mitt in left field at Rockies games?
The “Hit the Mitt” banner is back at Coors Field this season. Each time a Colorado Rockies’ ball lands on the banner in left field or makes it into the left-field tunnel it will be a celebration for the home team — and for a program that serves Colorado veterans. UCHealth said it will make a $5,000 donation via the Colorado Rockies Foundation to Next Chapter whenever either type of home run is hit. The Next Chapter program launched in 2022 and provides comprehensive behavioral health and psychosocial support services to veterans and their families. “Next Chapter is grateful to be this year’s ‘Hit the Mitt’ beneficiary and thankful for the opportunity to further the conversation about veteran suicide and remove barriers to accessing care,” said Damian McCabe, director of behavioral health and military affairs at UCHealth who also leads the Next Chapter collaborative and is a veteran himself.