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Todd Helton's number 17 to be retired




The Colorado Rockies have announced that they will be retiring their first number (other than the league mandated #42 of Jackie Robinson) in the history of their franchise.


The number 17 of Todd Helton will be officially taken out of circulation on their August 17th home game. He spent his entire career with Colorado where he amassed 2,519 Hits with a .316 Batting Average. He put up good power numbers with 364 Home Runs and a .539 Slugging Average. His career OPS of .953 put him 20th All Time and his 61.3 WAR is the highest in Rockies history.

He is a solid candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame, though the “Coors Field” bias has hampered former Rockie, Larry Walker’s vote tally. Regardless, this is a major accomplishment and one that is well deserved.
Last modified on Thursday, 19 March 2015 18:47
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