SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Indians lineup just got a whole lot fiercer.
The Colorado Rockies have assigned 21-year-old Charlie Condon, the No. 3 overall draft pick in the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft, to the Lilac City's MiLB team.
Condon will be wearing the number 12 for his first game tonight at 7:05 p.m. as the Indians take on the Dust Devils in the Tri-Cities.
“I was extremely excited and happy to hear my name called and to be tied to the Rockies' organization," Condon said following the draft. "It's been an organization that does really well developing hitters. They know what they're doing and how to teach power hitting. I’m really excited and really honored to be a part of the Rockies.”
While playing at the University of Georgia this year, Condon hit an impressive .433 in 60 games, collecting 20 doubles, one triple, 37 home runs and 78 RBIs. He led the NCAA in batting, home runs, slugging percentage, on-base plus slugging (OPS), and his 37 home runs set a new record. He is the third player in history to lead the country in batting average and home runs in the same season. Condon was named the national 2024 Player of the Year by Baseball America, D1Baseball and Perfect Game.
Setting even more records as he comes to Spokane, Condon ties Dick Schofield ('82) for the highest-drafted player to don the Indians' jersey, and is the highest drafted player out of the University of Georgia.
Fans can see Condon in action at Avista Stadium for the first time on August 13 when the Spokane Indians host the Vancouver Canadians for SCRAPS Bark in the Park Night. Tickets are still available and can be bought here.
