3:44 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) is serving as the Rockies' designated hitter and batting fifth Friday against the Athletics, Kelsey Wingert-Linch of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.

4:10 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) said he doesn't expect to return to the lineup until Friday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

3:54 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) remains out of the lineup Tuesday at Washington.

6:12 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) manager Bud Black said Monday that Cron (back) is "getting closer" to a return to the lineup, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

3:29 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Nationals.

11:07 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

1:14 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) absence from the lineup Saturday against Miami is due to back stiffness, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

12:48 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) was scratched from the lineup ahead of Saturday's game against the Marlins.

1:43 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

12:58 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 0-for-3 on Tuesday against the Dodgers.

3:21 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) Rockies reinstated Cron (back) from the 10-day injured list Monday.

3:27 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) said Thursday that he's still experiencing pain in his lower back, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

5:48 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) manager Bud Black said Tuesday that Cron (back) is at least a week away from beginning baseball activities, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

1:07 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) Bud Black said Thursday that Cron (back) is expected to begin taking swings soon, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

5:22 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) has yet to resume baseball activities, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

5:07 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) Rockies placed Cron (back) on the 10-day injured list Monday, Danielle Allentuck of Denver Gazette reports.

6:04 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) manager Bud Black told reporters after Friday's game that Cron (back) is likely heading to the injured list, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

5:03 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) was removed from Sunday's game against the Phillies due to back spasms, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

2:18 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup Monday versus the Pirates, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

2:28 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.

2:22 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.

10:02 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Tuesday against the Cardinals.

3:35 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (illness) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Monday's game against the Cardinals.

11:59 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) (illness) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.

6:27 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) was scratched from the lineup Saturday against the Nationals with flu-like symptoms.

11:04 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Sunday's split-squad Cactus League game against the Reds.

6:22 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) will hit against a high velocity pitching machine before Saturday's Cactus League game, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

12:37 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (back) will go through a full workout Friday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

1:23 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) hasn't played since Tuesday and will be out at least a few more days due to back spasms, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

4:07 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

11:49 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) (hand) will start at first base and bat cleanup in Sunday's game against the Padres.

3:29 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (hand) isn't starting Saturday against the Padres.

4:23 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (hand) is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Padres, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

11:31 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) (hand) isn't starting Thursday against the Giants, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

11:32 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) left Wednesday's game against the Giants early after being hit by a pitch, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

11:45 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run homer Friday against the Diamondbacks.

11:45 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-3 with two walks and a two-run homer Friday against the Diamondbacks.

12:16 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Mets.

10:54 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in a 7-6 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday,

2:33 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

3:31 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.

11:51 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Cardinals.

1:20 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Dodgers, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

1:20 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Dodgers, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

1:14 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (wrist) is starting Thursday against the Padres.

5:06 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (wrist) isn't starting Wednesday's game against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

9:34 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) left wrist injury affected him while swinging Monday against the Padres, resulting in him being absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

6:21 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

4:46 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (wrist) will start at first base and bat third in Monday's game against the Padres, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

3:46 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (wrist) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Arizona, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

1:38 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (wrist) isn't starting Saturday against the Diamondbacks, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

10:30 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) (wrist) isn't expected to require a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday's game against the Diamondbacks, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

11:58 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) was removed from Friday's game against the Diamondbacks in the top of the fifth inning due to a left wrist contusion.

9:16 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-4 with a pair of three-run home runs in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.

11:58 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored Saturday against the Diamondbacks.

12:14 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI on Tuesday against the Dodgers.

8:55 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-4 with an RBI single and two runs scored in Sunday's win over San Diego.

11:34 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Saturday against the Padres.

9:39 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-5 with two two-run homers and an RBI single in Friday's win over San Diego.

9:38 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored Wednesday against the Guardians.

12:29 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is not in Sunday's lineup against Atlanta.

7:19 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in a 13-7 loss to the Nationals during the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

10:24 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 4-for-7 with a two-run home run, a walk and three runs scored across both games of Saturday's doubleheader against the Mets.

10:41 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored Tuesday against the Giants.

1:12 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-2 loss to the Nationals.

10:54 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's win over the Reds.

11:11 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 7-3 loss Wednesday in Philadelphia.

10:12 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two RBI in Monday's win over the Rangers.

11:34 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, two runs and two strikeouts in Sunday's 9-4 win over the Dodgers.

11:13 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) (head) will bat cleanup and play first base Tuesday against the Angels, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

8:30 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) cleared the league's concussion protocol after exiting Sunday's Cactus League game against Arizona, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

5:57 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) was removed from Sunday's Cactus League game against the Diamondbacks in the top of the fifth inning after being hit in the head by a pitch, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

1:31 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) agreed to an extension with the Rockies on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

2:19 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

3:31 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run and two RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers.

12:22 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) will not start Thursday's game against Atlanta, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

11:03 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) will sit Sunday against the Phillies.

12:40 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) isn't starting Monday's game against the Giants.

2:41 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Saturday's 7-6 win over Atlanta.

9:04 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.

8:43 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, walk and strikeout in a 5-0 shutout of the Dodgers.

3:03 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in a 4-2 victory versus the Dodgers.

3:53 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Cubs.

4:08 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Giants.

7:32 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 2-for-4 with two homers and seven RBI in Sunday's 13-8 win over Miami.

1:14 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) isn't starting Thursday's game against the Cubs, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain reports.

3:17 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a walk in a 13-6 rout of the Cubs on Tuesday.

7:13 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (groin) is not in the lineup Thursday against the Angels.

3:06 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) was pulled after his second at-bat during Tuesday's win over the Angels after feeling discomfort in his groin, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

3:26 AM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-3 with a grand slam and a walk in Friday's 10-4 loss to the Dodgers.

8:28 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a solo home run and a strikeout as Colorado defeated San Diego 3-1 on Sunday.

6:17 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) (head) is batting sixth and playing first base Friday against the Padres.

7:23 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is doing okay after being hit in the head by a pitch Thursday, and he cleared concussion protocol, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.

6:05 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) was removed from Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks in the top of the seventh inning with an apparent head injury, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

12:13 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cardinals.

5:34 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) is not in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Pirates.

9:40 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 7-6 loss to Milwaukee.

5:28 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) isn't starting Saturday's game against the Brewers, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

9:59 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 win over San Diego.

2:43 PM - C.J. Cron (COL) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Marlins, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.