Four months after retiring from Major League Baseball, former outfielder Charlie Blackmon has moved on to his next chapter, joining the Colorado Rockies front office as a special assistant to the general manager the team announced on Saturday.

Blackmon, 38, retired after the 2024 season after spending his entire 14-year big league career with the Rockies. Drafted in the second round in 2008, Blackmon went on to hit .293 with 996 runs scored, 1,805 hits, 334 doubles, 68 triples, 227 home runs, 801 RBI and 148 stolen bases in 1,624 Major League games. He was a four-time All-Star (2014, 2017-19) and two-time Silver Slugger (2016-17), and won the National League Batting Title in 2017 with a .331 average. He also helped lead the Rockies to consecutive playoff appearances in 2017 and 2018.

Blackmon left his mark in the franchise history record books. He ranks in the top six in triples (first), games played (second), runs scored (second), hits (second), doubles (second), extra-base hits (629, second), total bases (2,956, second), walks (485, third), RBI (fourth) and home runs (T-5th, Carlos González). In most offensive categories he trails only Hall of Famer Todd Helton.

“Charlie has been an integral part of the Rockies organization for over a decade, both on and off the field,” said Rockies Senior Vice President & General Manager Bill Schmidt in the press release. “His leadership, deep understanding of the game and passion for this franchise make him the perfect fit to step into this new role. We’re thrilled to have him bring his unique insight and experience back to the Rockies players and front office.”

The press release indicates he will assist in all aspects of baseball operations which is a typical open-ended job description, common in MLB front offices. The Rockies currently have former manager Clint Hurdle alongside former players Helton and Vinny Castilla operating in the same role with different duties. Hurdle and Helton spend time traveling to minor league affiliates and providing wisdom and occasional scouting while Castilla spends the majority of his time with the big league squad in the dugout. The wide range of options will give Blackmon the ability to learn and focus on what interests him the most moving forward, though it can be expected he will fill a role similar to Helton.