Position: C/OF/RHP
H/W: 5-11, 180
Hometown: Denver, CO
High School: Arapahoe Warriors
College: Arizona State University (Club)
Experience: 12th Year
PERSONAL: Newman is a perennial all-star for Colorado, with a record 11 selections in 11 seasons… The club’s manager since 2020, and Colorado’s all-time winningest skipper with 92 victories over seven seasons… Starting catcher on the Cutthroats’ title team in ’21, and starting left fielder on the repeat title team in ’22, and starting catcher on the three-peat squad in ’23, when he was the team’s Postseason MVP… Starting catcher on the ’25 title team, when he won the Lou Brock Award and was a finalist for Team MVP amid a career season… Again starred behind the dish for the ’26 title team, claiming the team’s batting title with a .488 average while also setting a single-season Colorado record with a .627 on-base percentage… Club’s all-time leader in on-base percentage (.527), singles (192), runs (179) and second in career average (.412) among qualified hitters… Eight-time Gold Glove Award winner… Six-time Silver Slugger Award winner… Also holds the team’s career mark for hit by pitches with 65 across the regular season plus playoffs… Began his Colorado career as the club’s Rookie of the Year in 2016… Pitcher for the Arapahoe varsity, then utility man on the ASU club team… High school teammates with fellow Cutthroats veteran Zach Scott… Also played men’s league in Arizona… Coaches his son Jax’s baseball teams, the Parker Hawks in the summer and Parker Beasts in the fall… Favorite player is Ken Griffey Jr…. Sportswriter.
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