Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies selected Serven in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft. [5]
Serven did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Returning to action in 2021,Serven spent the year with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. In 73 games,he slashed .250/.308/.504 with 16 home runs and 38 RBI. He returned to Albuquerque to begin the 2022 season.
On May 17,2022,Serven was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [7] He made his MLB debut the next day on May 18. [8] In his second game for the Rockies on May 21,2022,Serven hit two home runs against the New York Mets,becoming the first player in major league history to record his first two career hits with two multiple-run home runs in the same game. [9] He finished his rookie season with a .203/.261/.332 slash line. Adjusting for playing in the hitter-friendly Coors Field,he was the third worst hitting catcher in 2022. [10]
Serven had limited playing time in 2023,catching only 11 games for the Rockies. He was sent down by Colorado for the final time on June 15,when the team acquired Jorge Alfaro. [11] [12] Later in the minors,Serven missed one week with a concussion,then two months with a sprained thumb on his catching hand. He hit .130 with one double and one RBI for the Rockies. [13]
