Boy, the Rockies sure do love bringing old friends back, huh?
As you’ve no doubt already been made aware, it was announced earlier this week that Charlie Blackmon’s retirement from the game of baseball would not keep him out of Coors Field for long, as he had been appointed Special Assistant to the General Manager.
Player u27a1ufe0f Front Office@Chuck_Nazty is rejoining the organization as Special Assistant to the General Manager. pic.twitter.com/LtZ4GDtCNP
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) January 25, 2025
This is interesting for multiple reasons, but one is that Blackmon is just the most recent in a long line of former Rockies roster members that have rejoined the team in new roles.