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Rockies’ Ezequiel Tovar ready for his major-league close up

Not long ago, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar was an incognito observer sitting in the stands at Coors Field.

“I sat behind home plate and nobody recognized me,” Tovar said Thursday.

That’s about to change. Big time.

Tovar, ranked as the organization’s No. 2 prospect by MLB Pipeline and as the 28th-best prospect in baseball, was officially added to the Rockies’ major league roster on Thursday morning. He caught a morning flight from Houston to Denver with his wife, Laura, and arrived in the Rockies’ clubhouse at about 10:15 a.m. Tovar had a quick sitdown with manager Bud Black, was issued uniform No.