Chuck Nazty has bid his final good-bye.
Charlie Blackmon, who has electrified Colorado Rockies fans as well as fans around Major League Baseball the last 14 years, will lace up his cleats for the final time this Sunday.
A four-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger who played his entire career in Colorado, Blackmon—nicknamed Chuck Nazty—spoke about his decision to step aside from the diamond and life after retirement Tuesday afternoon before a packed interview room at Coors Field that included not only media but current and former teammates as well as coaches, club officials, his family (wife and two children) and his parents.