Charlie Condon, No. 3 overall draft pick of Colorado Rockies, assigned to High-A Spokane Indians

PASCO – Charlie Condon, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies, was assigned to the High-A Spokane Indians before the start of a six-game road series against the Tri-City Dust Devils, the team announced on Tuesday.

Condon wore No. 12 and hit third in Indians manager Robinson Cancel’s batting order. He becomes the highest draft pick of the Rockies era to play for the Indians and ties Dick Schofield (1982) as the franchise’s highest .

Condon went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts in his debut.

“It’s good to get out here, get my feet wet, you know, get to know the guys,” he said. “I’m playing with a good group of guys and looking forward to making a good postseason run with this group. They’ve been doing a lot of things right this year, and I’m excited to be part of it.”

“It’s something new for him,” Cancel said before the game. “Hopefully, he’ll start out on the right foot. You know, it’s a little transition between college and pro ball. The tools are there, so hopefully, he’ll get locked in right away.

“He’s a good spirit, excited about it, and I think he’ll fit right in this clubhouse.”

Condon hit .433/.556/1.009 for University of Georgia this year with 37 home runs and 78 RBIs over 304 plate appearances in 60 games for the Bulldogs. He won the Golden Spikes Award and SEC Player of the Year accolades while leading NCAA Division I in batting average, slugging, on-base plus slugging, homers, extra-base hits and total bases.

Condon, 21, a 6-foot-6 right-handed hitter, played third base and outfield for Georgia, where he walked on to the team before earning national freshman of the year when he hit a Southeast Conference freshman-record 25 homers.

In other team moves on Tuesday, pitchers Sam Weatherly and Bryson Hammer were promoted to the Indians from Low-A Fresno. Outfielder Juan Guerrero and pitcher Brayan Castillo were promoted to Double-A Hartford.