Charles Cobb Blackmon is an American professional baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.
His birth date is July 1, 1986, and his nickname is “Chuck Nazty” (MLB). In 2011, while playing for the Rockies, he made his first appearance in Major League Baseball.
Blackmon bats and throws on the left-handed pitch have a height of 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 meters), and a body mass of 221 pounds.
Blackmon is originally from Dallas, Texas, and he received his education at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he participated in baseball for the school’s team, the Yellow Jackets.
In the amateur baseball draft held in 2008, the Colorado Rockies picked him in the second round. Blackmon has been named to the MLB All-Star Game four times,
has won the Silver Slugger Award twice, and won the batting title for the National League in 2017.
Blackmon transferred from Georgia Tech in the fall of 2006. Georgia Tech recruited Blackmon following his rookie season, but he returned to Young Harris for his sophomore season.
After redshirting with elbow inflammation, Blackmon pitched until his last year at Georgia Tech. Blackmon batted.396, hit eight home runs and stole 25 bases as a fourth-year junior for Georgia Tech.
Blackmon was chosen to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team. His finance degree from Georgia Tech.
How Old Is Charlie Blackmon?
His birthday is July 1st, 1986, and he was born in Dallas, Texas. In 2022, he will turn 36 years old.