Grand Junction Chubs outfielder Zeb Roos warms up on the ground with teammate Isaac Nunez before the start of a game against the Idaho Falls Chukars, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colorado – Photo by William Woody for CPR News
The humpback chub is a silvery green fish with a Quasimodo hump only found in a few deep-water spots in the Colorado River — and in the ballpark in downtown Grand Junction. The small desert city’s minor league baseball recently adopted the threatened species as its alter ego team name. Shortstop Isaac Nunez thinks the name change is going swimmingly. …