Charlie Condon earns second straight Futures Game nod after Triple-A surge

Charlie Condon’s rise at Triple-A Albuquerque has turned a Futures Game invitation into a snapshot of how far his bat has come. MLB named the Rockies’ No. 2 prospect to his second consecutive All-Star Futures Game roster on July 1, and the 23-year-old right-handed slugger will again represent the National League after powering through a summer surge that has changed the conversation around his timeline.

Condon is hitting .286/.414/.580 with 18 home runs for the Isotopes, production that has pushed him from premium prospect to a player the Rockies have to consider for a much shorter path to Coors Field. MLB reported that he reached 10 homers in June alone, and his recent run has included multiple three-hit games and several multi-homer performances. At 6-foot-5 and 216 pounds, Condon has the kind of physical profile that made him the third overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, but the numbers in Albuquerque are what have sharpened the view of his ceiling.

That view was not obvious when his pro career began. Condon hit .180 in his first 25 professional games at High-A Spokane, then missed much of the first half of his first full season after a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist in minor league spring training. The early setbacks slowed him down, but they did not change the power he had already shown at the University of Georgia, where he hit 62 home runs in two seasons and won the 2024 Golden Spikes Award after a monster 2024 season that put him near the top of the draft board.

The Futures Game trip also returns Condon to a familiar stage. He played in last year’s edition in Atlanta, his hometown, and the second straight selection keeps him in front of the national audience while he keeps producing in Albuquerque. MLB Network featured Condon discussing the honor, his recruitment out of high school and the path that brought him from an unrecruited player to one of the sport’s top prospects. Colorado also landed right-hander Roldy Brito on the 2026 roster, giving the Rockies two representatives in the event. Condon’s latest surge has made him more than a long-range bet; it has put a near-term major league bat within reach.