{"id":290825,"date":"2023-10-02T23:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290825"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:26:51","slug":"charlie-blackmon-signs-one-year-contract-extension-with-rockies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mlb\/charlie-blackmon-signs-one-year-contract-extension-with-rockies\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Blackmon signs one-year contract extension with Rockies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rockies icon Charlie Blackmon will return for one more season with the team.<\/p>\n<p>The club announced Friday night that Blackmon, 37, had agreed to a one-year contract extension covering the 2024 season. Blackmon was scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Charlie Blackmon is synonymous with Rockies baseball and we look forward to watching him continue his great career at 20th and Blake,\u201d said general manager Bill Schmidt in a statement. &#8220;Nobody works harder than Charlie preparing for the game and we are excited to see him contribute both on the field and in the clubhouse for another season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blackmon has put up historic numbers with Colorado and has a career slashline of .296\/.355\/.486 across his 13 seasons with the Rockies. Next season will be Blackmon&#8217;s 14th with the season, the second-most in club history behind only Todd Helton.<\/p>\n<p>His 93 games this season, Blackmon has slashed .283\/.370\/.451 with 24 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 40 RBIs. 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