Topes Notes: Condon’s double grand slam Sunday an exclamation point to great season

By admin — In News — September 8, 2026

   ​Charlie Condon was on fire in spring, leading many to think he was going to be an opening-day Big Leaguer.His start to his first Triple-A season was hardly a slump, but wasn’t the power-hitting masterpiece some had envisioned. That was followed by a few months of elite hitting, prompting many to wonder why he wasn’t being called up, followed by a pedestrian August.And now, especially after Sunday’s rare two-grand slam game, the best player on the Albuquerque Isotopes roster appears to be on fire again.All in all, pretty much a typical, long baseball season with some ups and downs for the former first-round pick whom MLB Pipeline’s latest organizational rankings list as the Colorado Rockies’ No. 3 prospect — and one who will likely be donning that big-league purple any day now as the final 12 games of the Triple A season are upon us.But for now, let’s take one more opportunity to appreciate the greatness that was Condon’s Sunday masterpiece at Rio Grande Credit Union Field — a game the team’s top-notch media crew described as “one of the greatest single-game performances in Isotopes history.”Sunday, the 23-year-old former Georgia Bulldog did the following:*4 hits (in 5 at bats)*2 grand slams (fourth time in Isotopes history)*9 RBI (franchise record, breaking his own previous personal record of five)*11 total basesOn the season, here’s where Condon checks in on some major hitting numbers:*25 home runs (Most for an Isotopes player since Carlos Perez hit 31 in 2022)*90 RBIs (most since Wynton Bernard’s 92 in 2022)*5 multi-homer games, tied with Pat Valaika (2019) for most in a season.Trivia time!QUESTION: Condon’s two grand slams in Sunday’s win over Tacoma marked the 12th multi-home run game by an Isotopes player in the club’s history.When was the previous one?ANSWER: See below…Know the foeThe Isotopes hit the road for their final road trip of the season and a six-game Pacific Coast League series in Reno, Tuesday through Sunday, at Greater Nevada Field.*Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, 67-71 overall (5th), 28-35 2nd half (8th)*Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, 61-76 overall (9th), 29-33 2nd half (7th)The countdown is onThe Isotopes have 12 games remaining in the 2026 season — six at home at Rio Grande Credit Union Field and six on the road.The team must go 8-4 over those 12 games to avoid a losing record and finish .500 or better for the first time since 2013.Three up, three downSome things that have been looking good lately for the ‘Topes, some not so good.Looking good:1.OF Sterlin Thompson has reached base in 50 of his past 85 plate appearances.2.With Condon’s two-grand slam game on Sunday, the Isotopes now have four games in which there were two grand slams hit (in two games it was done by one player; in the other games it was two players with a grand slam apiece). The first came on April 13, 2003, in the team’s first home win in franchise history, when Derek  

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