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Colorado Rockies' Charlie
Blackmon hits a solo home
run against the San Diego Pa-
dres during the ninth inning of
a baseball game in San Di-
ego, Monday, April 2, 2018.
Associated Press
Blackmon

agrees to

$108M,

6-year deal

with Rockies

By PAT GRAHAM
DENVER (AP) — The leadoff
hitter extraordinaire with
the ragged beard and im-
pressive mullet will be pa-
trolling the Colorado Rock-
ies outfield for quite some
time.
NL batting champion
Charlie Blackmon made
a long-term commitment
Wednesday rather than
test the free-agent market
next offseason, agreeing
to a contract that guaran-
tees him $108 million over
six seasons.
In January, the two-time
All-Star center fielder had
agreed to a $14 million,
one-year deal. The new
agreement announced
in San Diego, where the
Rockies are playing a four-
game series with the Pa-
dres, calls for a $2 million
signing bonus payable
within 30 days of the deal's
approval by the commis-
sioner's office, a $12 million
salary this year and $21
million in each of the next Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan (10) shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) during the second half of an NBA bas-
three seasons. ketball game Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 112-106. Associated Press
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