Four-time All-Star Charlie Blackmon announced his retirement Monday, ending a 14-season career spent entirely with the Colorado Rockies. The outfielder will be celebrated throughout the Rockies' final homestand this week and honored before their season finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Four-time All-Star Charlie Blackmon will retire at the end of the season after spending his entire major-league career with the Colorado Rockies . The outfielder known for his bushy beard announced his decision Monday. The Rockies will celebrate Blackmon throughout their final homestand this week and hold a tribute for him before the season finale Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Blackmon spent 14 seasons with the team and is the franchise's all-time leader in triples .
It is with a thankful heart and a career's worth of memories that I choose a new path.' Blackmon was taken by the Rockies in the second round of the 2008 first-year player draft out of Georgia Tech. He made his major league debut on June 7, 2011, against San Diego. The 38-year-old Blackmon has a .292 average with 226 homers and 148 stolen bases heading into his final few games. He also was a two-time Silver Slugger.
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