Even as Colorado Rockies icon Charlie Blackmon struggled to “grasp the gravity” of his retirement six days before his final game, he hinted at a potential future connected to the organization he was a part of for the last 14 years.
Blackmon, a four-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger winner and a one-time NL batting champ, took the podium at Coors Field Tuesday to discuss the retirement announcement he made a day earlier.
He was gracious toward the fans, the media, current and former teammates – including Nolan Arenado, who was on hand for the news conference since his St. Louis Cardinals are in town – and an organization that gave him a long-term home he never wanted to leave.
“I feel like I’ve never really worked a day in my life,” Blackmon said, “but I do work really hard at the same time. So, it’s going to be very different on the other side, I know that, but at the same time I think it’s the right decision.”
- Watch Blackmon’s entire Tuesday news conference in the video player below: