Charlie Condon Drafted by Colorado Rockies in First Round of the 2024 MLB Draft

Charlie Condon has been drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft.

Georgia first baseman and outfielder Charlie Condon (24) during Georgia’s game against NC State at the NCAA Athens Super Regional at Foley Field in Athens, Ga., on Monday, June 10, 2024. (Kari Hodges/UGAAA) /

Charlie Condon has been drafted by the __ in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft.

The 2024 MLB draft kicked off on Sunday and Georgia baseball star Charlie Condon is officially off the board. The Colorado Rockies selected Condon with the third overall pick in the first round. He is the first Bulldog to be selected in the first round since Emerson Hancock in 2020, the first to be drafted in the top five since Jeff Pyburn in 1980 and the 15th first-round pick in program history.

Condon played a massive role in Georgia's successful season in 2024 under head coach Wes Johnson in his first year as the Bulldogs' head man. Georgia hosted both the regional and super regional rounds this year and came just one game short of making the trip to Omaha after losing to North Carolina State. He took home the Dick Howser Trophy, The Golden Spikes Award and was awarded first-team All-American honors following the season.

This season, Condon broke the NCAA BBCOR home run record with 37 total on the season. He led the nation in both home runs and batting average. In Georgia's last game of the season, Condon went yard in his final at-bat as a Bulldog to add to the tally one last time. He finished his last two seasons with 62 home runs, 145 RBI and a .410 batting average.

Condon is recognized as one of the more impactful stories in college baseball history. He started his college career as a walk-on after receiving no major offers coming out of high school. He redshirted his first year at Georgia while playing in the summer league to help earn his spot on the team and focused on adding weight to his frame. After his true freshman season, Condon was awarded a scholarship and the rest is history. A high school recruit with not a single D1 offer turned into a top-five pick in the MLB draft.

Other Georgia News:

• Kirby Smart Will Reach This Historic Milestone During the 2024 College Football Season
• Brock Bowers Continuing to Make Strides in Camp With Raiders
• Georgia Football Utilizing Something This Offseason More Than it Ever Has

Join the Community:

Follow Jonathan Williams on Twitter: @Dr_JWill

Subscribe to our YouTube Page HERE.

You can follow us for future coverage by clicking "Follow" on the top right-hand corner of the page. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook @BulldogMaven & follow us on Twitter at @DawgsDaily