Charlie Condon (baseball)

Charlie Condon
Colorado Rockies
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (2003-04-14) April 14, 2003 (age 21)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Career highlights and awards

Charles Merrill Condon (born April 14, 2003) is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder in the Colorado Rockies organization. He played college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs. The Rockies selected Condon third overall in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.

Amateur career

Condon attended The Walker School in Marietta, Georgia. As a senior, he hit .432 and broke the Georgia HS all-time home-run record while adding a 1.310 OPS. Condon also played football and was the starting quarterback his final three years of high school.

After redshirting his first year at Georgia in 2022, Condon started all 56 games he played in 2023.[1] He finished the season, hitting .386/.484/.800 with 25 home runs and 67 runs batted in (RBI). He was named the Baseball America Freshman of the Year and the Freshman Hitter of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).[2][3] During the summer after the season, he played for the United States collegiate national team,[4][5] and also played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6]

Condon entered his redshirt sophomore season in 2024 as a top prospect for the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8]

During the 2024 season, Condon broke the NCAA BBCOR home run record with 37 total on the season. He led the nation in both home runs and batting average and was awarded the Dick Howser Trophy, SEC Player of the Year, and the Golden Spikes Award.[9] Heading into the 2024 MLB draft, Condon was a consensus top-5 prospect and ranked as the number one prospect by several publications.[10]

Professional career

On July 14, 2024, Condon was selected by the Colorado Rockies 3rd overall in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft. On July 19, he signed with Colorado on a $9.25 million contract, tying fellow 2024 draftee Chase Burns for the largest signing bonus in MLB history.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Charlie Condon putting up big numbers for Georgia Bulldogs baseball team". Gwinnett Daily Post. April 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "UGA's Charlie Condon named Baseball America Freshman of the Year". Albany Herald. July 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "UGA's Condon Named Freshman Hitter Of The Year, Freshman All-American". Albany Herald. June 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Georgia baseball's Charlie Condon stays hot with Team USA". Athens Banner-Herald.
  5. ^ "Georgia freshman, Walker alum Charlie Condon invited to Team USA camp". Marietta Daily Journal. June 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Charlie Condon - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Top 20 college prospects for '24 Draft". MLB.com.
  8. ^ "2024 Top 100 Draft Prospects". Baseball America. November 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Meyer, Craig (June 13, 2024). "Georgia's Charlie Condon wins 2024 Dick Howser Trophy as top player in college baseball". Athens Banner-Herald.
  10. ^ Axisa, Mike (June 13, 2024). "2024 MLB Mock Draft: Georgia's Charlie Condon just misses No. 1, two-way Florida phenom slips out of top five". CBS Sports.
  11. ^ "Rockies Agree To Terms With No. 3 Overall Pick Charlie Condon". mlbtraderumors.com. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.