Blackmon is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader with Seattle.
Blackmon will get a breather after he went 1-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout while scoring the game-winning run in the team's 2-1 extra-inning victory in Sunday's matinee. Sean Bouchard will start in right field and bat eighth in the series finale with the Mariners.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Getting day off
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Blackmon is out of the lineup for Wednesday game versus the Phillies.
He'll take a seat as the Phillies send left-hander Cristopher Sanchez to the bump. The Rockies have a team off day Thursday, so Blackmon will get a couple days of rest before Friday's series opener versus the Mariners.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Not in Friday's lineup
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Blackmon is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Blue Jays.
Blackmon's days off usually coincide with Colorado going up against a left-handed starter, but he's sitting Friday while righty Kevin Gausman takes the mound for Toronto. Michael Toglia will start in right field and bat eighth.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Getting day off Wednesday
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Blackmon is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Diamondbacks.
The Rockies and Diamondbacks are concluding their series with a day game and Arizona is also starting left-hander Tommy Henry, so it makes for an opportune time for Blackmon to get a breather. Michael Toglia will start in right field and Kris Bryant will serve as the Rockies' designated hitter while Blackmon sits.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Goes deep in win
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Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a triple, a walk and two runs scored in Monday's win over the Diamondbacks.
Blackmon led off the home half of the first inning with a triple and scored the game's first run shortly after. He then added an insurance run with his solo shot in the eighth. The veteran outfielder is off to a great start, slashing .325/.372/.575 with six extra-base knocks through 10 games. Blackmon was 1-for-12 over his previous three games since his last multi-hit effort April 3.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Tallies three hits in loss
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Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.
Blackmon helped ignite Colorado's offense from the top of the lineup, logging his second straight three-hit game out of the leadoff spot. The veteran outfielder has looked rejuvenated to begin the campaign, slashing .417/.440/.625 with five RBI through six games. He's yet to go deep but has four extra-base hits among his 10 overall knocks, and -- perhaps most impressively -- he's yet to strike out across 24 plate appearances.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Out of lineup Sunday
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Blackmon is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Luke Zahlmann of The Denver Gazette reports.
Blackmon went 3-for-11 with a double, a triple, three RBI, two runs and a stolen base in the first three games of the season, but he'll step out of the lineup Sunday. Jake Cave will take over in right field.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Productive from leadoff spot
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Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, one run and a stolen base against Arizona in a 6-4 victory Saturday.
Blackmon has batted out of the leadoff spot in all three games for Colorado thus far, and he helped ignite the team's offense Saturday with a pair of hits. His big knock was a two-run double in the fifth inning that was part of a five-run outburst for the Rockies. Blackmon also swiped a big in the win, but that's unlikely to be a common occurrence, as the 37-year-old hasn't stolen more than four bases in a season since 2018.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Expected to be primary DH
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Blackmon is expected to serve as the Rockies' primary designated hitter in 2024, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.
Blackmon signed a one-year, $13 million extension with the Rockies just before the close of the 2023 campaign. Given that financial commitment, he's expected to keep a significant role on the team. Blackmon has stated a desire to play regularly in right field, but manager Bud Black is prioritizing carefully managing the veteran's workload.
Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Signs one-year extension
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The Rockies signed Blackmon to a one-year contract extension Friday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
Blackmon had been scheduled to become a free agent this winter at age 37, but he'll stay 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. The new one-year deal carries a $13 million guarantee with another $2 million available in performance-based incentives, per Steve Adams of MLBTradeRumors.com.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Three extra-base hits in win
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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.
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.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: On bench in early game
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Blackmon is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader versus the Dodgers.
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.
Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Not starting versus lefty
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Blackmon isn't in Colorado's lineup Sunday against the Cubs, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
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.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Four consecutive multi-hit games
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Blackmon went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored Monday against the Padres.
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, a tally that includes 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.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Not in lineup Tuesday
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Blackmon is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Padres.
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 at Petco Park in San Diego. Nolan Jones, Brenton Doyle and Hunter Goodman are starting across the outfield.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Bound for bench
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Blackmon will be on the bench for the first half of Saturday's doubleheader against the Giants, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
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.
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Rockies' Charlie Blackmon: Takes seat Wednesday
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Blackmon is not in the Rockies' lineup Wednesday against the Cubs.
Blackmon will be out of the lineup for the first time since last Wednesday. Hunter Goodman is starting in right field while Elehuris Montero starts at designated hitter.
