Christian has been around the game since he was four years old. His father, Elfrin, spent countless hours with him at the field, teaching him the subtleties of the game.

Colon is the oldest of three boys. He was born in Puerto Rico, with his family moving to Waco, Texas when he was in junior high.

Colon began his prep career in Texas, earning all-state honors for Waco's Midway High as a freshman. When his father, who works in the pharmaceutical industry, got a new job in Utah, Colon earned all-state honors again as a sophomore at Taylorsville High in West Jordan, Utah. The family relocated again a year later, and Colon starred at Canyon High in Anaheim alongside future first-round pick Grant Green (who played shortstop as a senior while Colon played second base as a junior).

In 2006, Colon earned MVP honors at the prestigious Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic, and the Padres drafted him in the 10th round in 2007.

Christian says, "Growing up, I patterned my game after Roberto Alomar. I liked the way he played the game. I also learned from Derek Jeter's determination and confidence.

Colon first donned the stars and stripes for USA Baseball with the 16-and-under national team in 2005 and has played for three other national teams since. Colon was the lone returnee from the undefeated 2008 collegiate team. That wealth of experience, along with the respect Colon commanded in the USA dugout, prompted coach Rick Jones to name Colon the team's captain in the summer of 2009.

Colon committed to Cal State-Fullerton in 2007, his senior year a Canyon High School in Anaheim, California. Christian passed up the Padres offers after they chose him in the 10th round of the 2007 draft.

Christian is a savvy baseball player. He plays above his rather modest tools. When Colon's name comes up, scouts and coaches always bring up Colon's high baseball IQ, his instincts, or his leadership skills and confidence.

He gets the most out of the ability he has as a baseball player.

He is just a born winner who simply finds a way to get the job done. He is a born winner who is just loaded with intangibles. He is both a special player and a special person and a leader.

Late in August 2009, Baseball America named Colon as their Summer Player of the Year.

In 2010 in college, he hit .352 with 16 doubles, 16 home runs, 64 RBIs and 12 stolen bases as a junior.

In his college career, he struck out just 66 times in 751 at-bats, while walking 68 times in his college career.

June 2010: The Royals chose Colon as their #1 pick—the fourth pick overall, behind only Bryce Harper (Nats), Jameson Taillon (Pirates), and Manny Machado (Orioles).

Christian signed with K.C. via scout Scott Groot, for a bonus of $2.75 million.

Christian, known as C.C., speaks confidently and thoughtfully and with his bubbly personality, is instantly likeable. He makes people around him better.

In the spring of 2011, the Baseball America Prospect Handbook rated Colon as the 6th-best prospect in the Royals' organization. He was at #11 in the spring of 2012. He was at #13 in the offseason before 2013 spring camps opened, then was down to #25 in the winter before 2014 spring training. They had him at #10 in the spring of 2015.

After Christian drove in the tying run in a tied game in April 2015, Royals manager Ned Yost said, "That's why we like Christian Colon.  He's a solid player. He doesn't do anything flashy, but he's solid. And you just know when he's in the game, you're going to get good at-bats, smart at-bats. You're going to get solid defense." 

Added third basemanMike Moustakas, "That was huge, what he did in the eighth inning. Being able to get a guy in, in that situation is huge. He also had the double earlier. He's a great player and it's nice to see him have some success right now." (Flanagan - mlb.com - 4/22/15)

Colon is a great guy and universally loved in the clubhouse. Christian is a future coach and/or manager.

2021 Season: Colon played 2B (11GP), 3B (30GP), SS (16GP), and LF (33GP) for the Bisons. He started the season off great with a May that saw him post a .377BA and 1.115OPS while collecting 3 doubles and 5 HR in 17GP. June was good as Christian collected 4 doubles and 3HR while batting .278. Unfortunately, Colon was not great in the final 3 months of the season and finished with a .258BA, 16 doubles, and 15HR in 100GP.

Jan 17, 2022: - Christian Colón had two of the biggest hits in Royals postseason history with his heroics in the 2014 American League Wild Card Game and the 2015 World Series. Now he wants to make an impact in the organization in a different way.

The former infielder, first-round Draft pick and postseason hero will be an assistant hitting coach for Double-A Northwest Arkansas in 2022 after retiring last year. Colón thought about coaching throughout his playing career and hoped that when he did join the coaching ranks, it would be with the Royals.
When he hung up his cleats after a six-year playing career, four of which came in Kansas City, Colón reached out to the Royals' front office to inquire about coaching.

“I would say halfway through my playing career, after being in the Major Leagues and then going back to the Minor Leagues, I figured I had a lot more to give to this game,” Colón said. “Eventually I want to be a manager. With the leaders that the Royals have, [president of baseball operations] Dayton [Moore] and [general manager] J.J. [Picollo] and [assistant general manager] Scott [Sharp], it just makes sense for me.”

The Royals felt the same.

“We’re extremely proud that CC is going to be a part of our player development department,” Moore said. “He’s a winner. He’s always had an extremely high baseball IQ. And I’m just looking forward for him to share all his experiences with our players. You want players and people like Christian Colón to stay in the game and teach the game.
 
“He has experienced some amazing things in his baseball journey, and there’s nothing like having coaches and instructors that can relay and share those experiences to our players.” (A Rogers - MLB.com - Jan 17, 2022) 

TRANSACTIONS

May 16, 2017: The Marlins claimed Colon off waivers from the Royals.

Dec. 6, 2017: The Braves signed Colon to a Minor League deal.

May 9, 2018: Christian was released by the Braves.

May 18, 2018: Colon signed with the Mets organization.

2019: The Reds signed Colon to a minor league contract.

Feb. 11, 2021: Colon  signed with the Kansas City Royals organization.

Colon's best tool is his bat. He has power to the gaps, but not for very many home runs, yet. He makes good, hard contact and hits for a good average, however. So his bat is a plus tool.

He looks good at the plate with an impressive setup and center of gravity. His whole-field approach is geared to hit for average, but not much homer power.

Christian is one of those players whose knack for playing the game exceed his modest tools. He was the first player ever named team captain of the USA Baseball collegiate national team and was a key member of Cal State Fullerton’s 2009 College World Series team. He might be better known as the player the Royals drafted fourth overall in 2010 instead of Chris Sale.

Colon does not have anyone exceptional tool, but he is productive because he does everything well enough.

Colon has made a concerted effort to be more aggressive early in the count and choking up on the bat a bit in order to improve his bat speed and bat control. He does well in the #2 slot in the batting order.

He does not like to get fooled at the plate. He recognizes situations and he plays within himself.