Calls it a career Blackmon announced Monday that he's retiring from Major League Baseball at the end of the 2024 season, MLB.com reports. Impact The 38-year-old is closing in on the completion of his 14th year in the major leagues, and with the Rockies already eliminated from postseason contention, Blackmon has decided the time is now to announce his retirement. He saw his batting average fall to .249 over 118 games in 2024, but the outfielder competed at a high level for the majority of his big-league career. Blackmon posted a career .292 average with 226 home runs, 797 RBI, 148 stolen bases and 991 runs scored over 1,618 appearances.
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