Charlie Blackmon

Charlie Blackmon
Colorado Rockies — No. 8
Outfielder
Born: July 1, 1986 (1986-07-01) (age 25) Suwanee, Georgia
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 7, 2011 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics (through 2011)
Batting average	.255
Hits	25
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	8
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2011–present)

Charles Cobb Blackmon (born July 1, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

Early life

Blackmon grew up as a fan for the Atlanta Braves and was an outstanding baseball player at North Gwinnett High School. He earned a baseball scholarship at Young Harris College.^[1]

Major league

He was called up to the majors for the first time on June 7, 2011.^[2]

He recorded his first Major League hit on June 8th at Petco Park against Dustin Moseley of the San Diego Padres with a 1-out single to right.

He recorded his first Major League RBI on June 11th against Matt Guerrier of the Los Angeles Dodgers, driving in Seth Smith with a 1-out single.

He recorded his first Major League home run on July 1st, 2011 (his 25th birthday) in a pinch hit at bat against Joakim Soria.

References

1. ^ "Charlie Blackmon" Cotuit Kettleers website
2. ^ Rockies to put Dexter Fowler on DL, call up Charlie Blackmon

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio

Persondata
Name	Blackmon, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	July 1, 1986
Place of birth	Suwanee, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death