Gray not afraid of ghosts, Coors Field

DENVER — Rockies right-handed pitcher Jon Gray loves searching for paranormal activity, and doesn’t even mind finding it. But he wants to leave it right where it is.

“I go chase ghosts all day,” Gray said during a wide-ranging and somewhat whimsical interview with MLB Network Radio’s Casey Stern on Thursday. “But I don’t know if I want them coming back to where I’m at.”

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When not utilizing Electronic Voice Phenomenon [EVP] to scour walls and rooms for disembodied voices or using cameras to pick up what human eyes can’t, however, Gray pitches — powerfully. In 2016, Gray, 25, set a Rockies rookie record and led Major League rookies with 185 strikeouts, while going 10-10 with a 4.61 ERA in 29 starts.

Gray finished with stronger numbers at home — 7-2, 4.30 ERA, 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings and 5.22 strikeout-to-walk ratio — than on the road, where he went 3-8, with a 4.91 ERA, 9.7 K/9 and 2.22 K/BB.

“I would say it was my first priority, for one, going into last year, to be able to pitch [at home],” Gray said. “I knew it could be a huge …

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