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 theBlackmon spent 14 seasons with the team and is the franchise's all-time leader in triples . He's also second in games played , runs scored , hits , doubles , extra-base hits and total bases . Blackmon won an NL batting title in 2017 with a .331 average.
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.
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