CHARLIE BLACKMON NEWS

Blackmon homers, Rockies end Guardians' 9-game winning streak, 8-6

Charlie Blackmon homered to cap a six-run fourth inning and the Colorado Rockies ended Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak with an 8-6 victory over the Guardians

MAY 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Charlie Blackmon's big day lifts Rockies to streak-busting win over Guardians Charlie Blackmon loves baseball like an 8-year-old kid, works out with the energy of a teenager and views the game through the eyes of a gna...

MAY 27 • DENVERPOST.COM

Getting breather Thursday Blackmon is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.

Impact Blackmon will be joined on the bench by Elias Diaz, Kris Bryant and Brendan Rodgers as the Rockies rest four key regulars for the day game after a night game. Hunter Goodman will pick up the start at designated hitter in place of Blackmon.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Elias Díaz has 2 hits including a tiebreaking single in a six-run 7th, Rockies beat Rangers 8-3

Elias Díaz had two hits including a tiebreaking single in a six-run seventh inning, Ryan McMahon tied a career high with four hits, and Colorado won its first series of the season...

MAY 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Charlie Blackmon's 2-run double in the 8th inning leads Rockies past Rangers 4-2

Charlie Blackmon hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 victory against the Texas Rangers

MAY 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blackmon's clutch double gives Rox consecutive wins DENVER -- A swing that Charlie Blackmon couldn’t find for nearly three weeks returned in time to give the Rockies something they hadn’t had...

MAY 11 • MLB.COM

Rockies break loose for 7 runs in the 4th inning, beat Giants 9-1 to end 4-game skid

Ezequiel Tovar had a triple, double and single and Brenton Doyle hit a three-run homer in a seven-run outburst in the fourth inning as the Colorado Rockies snapped a four-game skid...

MAY 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cease allows 1 hit over 7 innings to pitch Padres past scuffling Rockies 3-1 at Coors Field

Dylan Cease permitted one hit in seven dominant innings and pinch-hitter Tyler Wade singled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth, sending the San Diego Padres to a 3-1 victory ov...

APRIL 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB batting average down 7 pct. points to .242 in 1st 2 weeks, game time up 2 minutes to 2:39

The major league batting average dropped seven percentage points to

APRIL 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rockies look to end road losing streak, take on the Blue Jays

The Colorado Rockies will try to break their four-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Toronto Blue Jays

APRIL 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

McMahon has 3 hits, Blackmon hits home run and triple as Rockies beat Diamondbacks, 7-5

Ryan McMahon atoned for a costly error with three hits, Charlie Blackmon homered and tripled, and the Colorado Rockies beat Arizona 7-5 to deny Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo h...

APRIL 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blackmon, Jones star in 5-run fifth, lead Rockies over D-backs 9-4 for first win of season

Charlie Blackmon had two hits and two RBIs, Nolan Jones hit a two-run triple and the Colorado Rockies used a five-run fifth inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Saturday...

MARCH 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ageless Blackmon beginning to regain his plate power SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Charlie Blackmon is 37 -- way up there in baseball years -- yet he has a way of making you think he can relive his best...

MARCH 22 • MLB.COM

Blackmon, unfazed by age, brings glove to Rox camp SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Charlie Blackmon picked up fielder’s mitt after fielder’s mitt, some black, others in traditional brown shades -- a lot...

FEBRUARY 15 • MLB.COM

Blackmon can earn up to $15 million in 2024 deal with Rockies

Outfielder Charlie Blackmon can earn $2 million in performance bonuses as part of his 2024 contract with the Colorado Rockies, which would raise his pay to $15 million

OCTOBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rockies extend OF Charlie Blackmon through 2024 The Colorado Rockies awarded outfielder Charlie Blackmon with a one-year contract extension on Friday night.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Blackmon, Rockies agree to 1-year extension DENVER -- Charlie Blackmon has been introduced as the Rockies’ leadoff hitter many times since his 2011 debut, but not like Friday night. As...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Charlie Blackmon and Colorado Rockies agree to $13 million contract for 2024

Charlie Blackmon and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a $13 million, one-year contract for 2024 that prevents the outfielder from becoming a free agent

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Signs one-year extension The Rockies signed Blackmon to a one-year contract extension Friday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.

Impact Blackmon had been scheduled to become a free agent this winter at age 37, but he'll stay home in Colorado for what will be his 14th major-league season. He was selected by the Rockies in the second round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Georgia Tech and has tallied 1,688 career big-league hits, all in the purple and black.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Three extra-base hits in win Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, two doubles, one additional RBI, one stolen base and two total runs scored in Thursday's 14-5 win over the Dodgers.

Impact Blackmon filled the box score in a productive effort that began with a leadoff blast in the first inning. He also provided an RBI double in the seventh to cap a four-run rally. The 37-year-old has hit .268 (22-for-82) in September, and his homer Thursday was his first of the month. He's up to eight long balls, 40 RBI, 56 runs scored, three steals, 24 doubles and a .283/.370/.451 slash line through 93 games this season.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench in early game Blackmon is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Dodgers.

Impact Kris Bryant will take a turn in the DH role as Sean Bouchard patrols right field. Blackmon had a productive couple of weeks in August, but the 37-year-old is batting .232/.325/.348 with zero home runs in 19 games (80 plate appearances) since the calendar flipped to September.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not starting versus lefty Blackmon isn't in Colorado's lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Impact Blackmon will retreat to the bench with southpaw Jordan Wicks lined up to start on the bump for the Cubs. Blackmon's absence will shift Elias Diaz to the DH spot while Austin Wynns starts behind the plate and bats eighth.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Tuesday Blackmon is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Padres.

Impact Blackmon has put together four straight multi-hit games, but it'll be Kris Bryant manning the DH role for the Rockies on Tuesday as they take on tough left-hander Blake Snell. Nolan Jones, Brenton Doyle and Hunter Goodman are starting across the outfield.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Four consecutive multi-hit games Blackmon went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Monday against the Padres.

Impact Blackmon reached base three times in total, as he was also hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. He's tallied two hits in each of his last four games, which has also included three doubles, a triple, two RBI and four runs scored. The majority of that production came at Coors Field -- the team began a six-game road trip Monday -- and Blackmon has maintained just a .696 OPS away from home this season.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bound for bench Blackmon will be on the bench for the first half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.

Impact The veteran outfielder will unsurprisingly not be asked to start two games on one day. Hunter Goodman will handle right field in the afternoon game, but Blackmon could return to the lineup for the nightcap.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE