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Rockies, Charlie Blackmon agree on 1-year, $14M deal

All-Star center fielder avoids arbitration with new deal.

Charlie Blackmon has agreed to a new 1-year contract with the Colorado Rockies, according to multiple reports Friday morning.

Blackmon's 2018 contract with the Rockies will be worth $14 million, nearly double his 2017 salary of $7.3 million.

The 31-year-old center fielder will be eligible for free agency after the 2018 season.

Blackmon finished fifth in National League MVP voting in 2017 and he won the National League batting title (.331 average).

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