The 38-year-old outfielder’s hard-charging play, gnarly mountain-man beard and infectious walk-up song made him a fan favorite.
Charlie Blackmon of the Colorado Rockies during Spring Training at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The Rockies announced Monday that the final game of Blackmon’s 14-year career will be Sunday when the club hosts the Dodgers at Coors Field in the 2024 season finale.
Blackmon, a four-time All-Star and the 2017 National League batting champion, ranks second behind Helton in nearly every major offensive category in Rockies history. While Blackmon carried a stoic presence onto the field, he began many of the Rockies’ traditions, such as presenting a gold player-of-the-game chain after each Rockies victory. On the team bus, Blackmon took over, using the microphone to tell jokes or send a message.
His walk-up song, “Your Love,” by The Outfield, has been part of the Coors Field soundtrack for his entire career. When Blackmon comes to the plate, fans chime in, singing, “Toooooniiiiigggghhttt!” Sporting the beginnings of his famed beard, Blackmon hit 6-for-6 with one home run, three doubles, two singles and five RBIs in Colorado’s 12-2 win over Arizona.“Because opening day is such a big deal for the city of Denver, right?” Blackmon said this spring. “It seems like everybody’s at the ballpark or is downtown watching the game at a local establishment. It seems like the whole city is plugged into that home opener. So that was the right time to have a game like that. It was special.
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