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Blackmon (illness) won't be available for the Rockies when camp starts Saturday, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.

Blackmon tested positive for COVID-19 in late June along with teammates Phillip Diehl and Ryan Castellani, but he apparently hasn't cleared the league's protocol and won't be able to join the team for the start of camp. It's unclear whether he is still showing symptoms or how much extra time he'll need to recover.

Blackmon and organization mates Phillip Diehl and Ryan Castellani tested positive for COVID-19 after recent workouts at Coors Field, Kyle Newman of The Denver Post reports.

The league and the MLBPA announced an agreement on a 60-game season earlier Tuesday, so the positive tests provide an immediate reminder regarding the realities of resuming baseball amid the pandemic. The season is expected to begin July 23 or 24, so Blackmon will have about a month to receive clearance from the coronavirus and ramp up his activity before games start.

The Rockies were using Blackmon in the third spot in the order this spring, while experimenting with David Dahl in the leadoff spot, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Manager Bud Black wants to get Blackmon into a better 'run-producing' - i.e. RBI-producing - spot in the order. He's already running less often as it is, so this move will only likely give him fewer runs while adding RBI.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's win over the Brewers.

Blackmon tied the game with a 400-foot homer off Ray Black in the sixth inning. The long ball was the 32nd of the year for the 33-year-old, who leads the Rockies with a .316 batting average.

Blackmon is not in Thursday's lineup against the Giants.

Blackmon will sit for the second time in four games as the Rockies go with a younger outfield consisting of Raimel Tapia, Yonathan Daza and Sam Hilliard for Thursday's series finale. The veteran outfielder has appeared in 20 games this month, slashing .300/.388/.543 with four home runs and a 9:9 BB:K.

Blackmon went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run and two walks in a marathon win over the Giants on Tuesday.

Blackmon's lone hit helped end the extra-inning affair, as he crushed a 422-foot shot to center field in the top of the 16th frame to plate the winning runs. The homer was a rare moment of success away from home for Blackmon this season; his .256/.296/.433 slash line and 10 long balls on the road pale in comparison to the elite .387/.442/.751 line and 21 round trippers he has posted in Colorado.

Blackmon is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Dodgers.

Blackmon takes a seat in what likely amounts to routine maintenance following a string of seven straight starts. During that stretch, Blackmon went 8-for-25 with three home runs, three walks, a double and five RBI. Sam Hilliard replaces Blackmon in right field.

Blackmon went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's loss to the Dodgers.

Blackmon went back-to-back with Nolan Arenado in the first inning, slugging a solo homer off Clayton Kershaw . It was his fourth career long ball off Kershaw and his 30th home run of the season. Blackmon continues to lead the Rockies this year with a stellar .318 batting average.

Blackmon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 11-10 win over the Padres.

Blackmon went deep off Padres starter Eric Lauer in the third inning, the first of six runs in the frame for the Rockies. Blackmon hadn't homered since Aug. 19, a rare span of 22 games without a long ball for the strong-hitting outfielder. Blackmon now has 28 homers, 78 RBI and 104 runs scored to go with a .317/.362/.574 slash line in 129 games this season.

Blackmon isn't in the starting lineup for Friday's game against San Diego.

Blackmon is set for a rare day off with lefty Joey Lucchesi slated to toe the rubber for the opposition. Yonathan Daza gets the nod in right field and will bat seventh.

Blackmon went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs and an RBI in the Rockies' 16-9 defeat to the Dodgers on Monday.

The trio of two-baggers now gives Blackmon 40 on the season, extending what was already a career high. It's been a disappointing season for the Rockies, but that can't be blamed on their veteran outfielder, who is turning in another fantastic campaign at the dish to the tune of a .320/.364/.587 slash line with 27 homers and 75 RBI through 506 at-bats. If there's any knock on Blackmon's campaign, it's that he's only swiped two bases after recording double-digit steals in each of the last five seasons.

Blackmon is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates, Nubyjas Wilborn of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Blackmon will head to the bench after starting the last nine games and posting a .495 OPS in that stretch. Ian Desmond, Sam Hilliard and Yonathan Daza will start in the outfield from left to right.

Blackmon is starting in right field and hitting second Wednesday against the Red Sox, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

Blackmon has hit .324 with six home runs and a .952 OPS in 24 games this month, but Trevor Story is getting the nod atop the order for Wednesday's series finale with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez starting for Boston.

Blackmon went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Red Sox.

Blackmon had gone hitless in 14 at-bats over his previous four games, which qualified as a slump for the outfielder before he broke out Tuesday. He'll carry a .320/.365/.588 batting line into Wednesday's series finale and should make for an elite fantasy option the rest of the week with four more games at Coors Field to follow.

Blackmon went 2-for-5 with two RBI on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon turned in another productive start, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. Specifically, he recorded two RBI singles, one coming in the first frame and the other in the seventh. With the benefit of his recent run, Blackmon is now hitting .330/.375/.610 across 496 plate appearances for the season.

Blackmon is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks.

He has homered in three straight games, so it's a little surprising to see him on the bench for this one. Yonathan Daza starts in center field with Raimel Tapia shifting to right field.

Blackmon went 2-for-5 with a solo home run Monday in the Rockies' 5-3 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Blackmon kept the Rockies' comeback bid alive when he connected on his 27th home run of the season in the ninth inning, but Arizona closer Archie Bradley retired the next two hitters to end the threat. The outfielder has left the yard in three straight contests, boosting his August OPS to 1.138. His season-long mark of .982 is just 18 points off his career high from the 2017 campaign.

Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's 7-6 win over Miami.

Blackmon enjoyed a nice weekend against the Marlins, going 4-for-7 with five runs scored and two homers in his last two games. The 33-year-old lefty owns a terrific .327/.373/.604 slash line with 26 long balls and 93 runs scored.

Blackmon went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three runs, two RBI and two walks in Saturday's win over the Marlins.

The 33-year-old continued his hot start to August, as he's now 23-for-63 with four home runs and 14 runs to begin the month. Blackmon has 91 runs and 67 RBI to accompany his 25 home runs this season.

Blackmon went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Thursday's loss to the Padres.

Blackmon doubled and scored in the third inning and temporarily tied the game with a solo shot in the fifth. The 33-year-old has enjoyed a hot start to August, hitting .407 (11-for-27) with three homers and three doubles. He possesses one of the most extreme home-road splits in baseball, batting an eye-popping .418 with 17 long balls in Colorado while falling to .250 with seven homers on the road.