Back to the Colorado Rockies Newsfeed

Don Baylor: A look back at an extraordinary baseball life

Don Baylor, who played in 2,292 major-league games and wore 14 different uniforms as a player, coach and manager, died Monday at age 68. Baylor was the first manager in Rockies history, guiding the team from 1993-98.

A look back at an extraordinary baseball life:

  • Rockies hitting coach Don Baylor watched ...
  • DON BAYLOR
  • Colorado Rockies manager Don Baylor leads the team around the field after the final 1993 home game.
  • Born June 28, 1949, in Austin, Texas, Baylor was a second-round pick by the Baltimore Orioles in 1967 out of S.F. Austin High School. He chose baseball over a chance to be the first black football player at Texas.