Charlie Condon crushes 15th homer for Albuquerque Isotopes

Charlie Condon did not just leave the yard at Isotopes Park. He launched a 461-foot homer at 109.1 mph on June 25, a thunderous swing that gave the Albuquerque Isotopes their latest reminder that his power is already playing at a big-league level.

The blast was Condon’s 15th homer of the season and added another line to a rapid climb that has turned him from a premium prospect into a real roster conversation for the Colorado Rockies. MLB Pipeline ranks him No. 70 overall and Colorado’s No. 2 prospect, and the numbers in Triple-A have started to match the reputation. Before Friday night, Condon had posted a .343/.425/.971 slash line over his previous nine games with Albuquerque, with six homers, four walks and 16 RBIs.

That kind of run matters because Condon is not only hitting for power, he is shortening the timeline. He had already reached 12 homers by June 12 and 14 by June 17, then followed with the 15th blast less than a week later. Earlier in the season, he produced another eye-popping homer at 111.8 mph for Albuquerque in April, reinforcing that the raw strength which made him a top-three pick has traveled well to the Pacific Coast League.

Colorado selected Condon third overall in the 2024 MLB Draft after he went from unrecruited walk-on at the University of Georgia to one of the most feared amateurs in the country. He redshirted his first season in Athens to add muscle, then erupted into a consensus star, winning the 2024 Golden Spikes Award and hitting 62 home runs in two college seasons. At 6-foot-5 and 216 pounds, the right-handed hitter has spent the professional game showing that the carrying tools were never the question.

What has changed in Albuquerque is the shape of the rest of the package. Condon has been getting chances in right field after being viewed initially as a first baseman, and that positional exposure only raises the stakes on how quickly the Rockies can translate his bat to Denver. For a franchise tracking its next wave, a 461-foot missile is more than a highlight. It is a data point that keeps building the case that Condon is moving fast enough to make the major-league decision-makers uncomfortable.