Sterlin Thompson

Sterlin Shaw Thompson

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lbs.
• School University of Florida
• High School Forest High School (Ocala), North Marion High School (Citra)
• Debut May 15, 2026

• Born June 26, 2001 in Longmont, CO, USA

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Biographical Information

Sterlin Thompson was selected by the Colorado Rockiesas the 31st overall pick of the 2022 amateur draft, the first of two picks in the compensation round; the pick was awarded to the Rockies for the free agent loss of Trevor Story. Thompson was initially assigned to the ACL Rockies but only spent a little more than two weeks there, during which he slashed .273/.328./382 in 15 games. He was moved up to the California League and got into 14 games with the Fresno Grizzlies to finish the season. He slashed .348/.380/.500 at the A level.

His first full season, 2023, began up one more level, with the Spokane Indians of the class A+ Northwest League. He began the season on fire slashing .477/.519/.682 with 6 doubles and a home run in the first two weeks while splitting time between third base and right field and either hitting leadoff or #3 in the batting order. He was promoted to the AA Hartford Yard Goats before the end of the season, and in 94 games combined, his slash line was .293/.376/.487 with 14 homers and 56 RBIs. He played in the Arizona Fall League after the season, making it into the Rising Stars Game and was named an organizational All-Star by Baseball America. In 2024, he spent a full season at Hartford, finishing at .245 in 199 games with 13 homers and 57 RBIs.

In 2025, he played in AAA for the first time, spending the entire season with the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Pacific Coast League. He played 120 games and hit .296/.392/.519 with 28 doubles, 8 triples, 18 homers, 82 runs and 66 RBIs. He looked to be major league-ready at that point but still began 2026 with Albuquerque. He terrorized PCL pitching for eight weeks, batting .344 in 36 games, with 4 homers, 27 runs and as many RBIs, before getting the call to Coors Field on May 15th. He made his debut that day, pinch-hitting for Ezequiel Tovar in the 8th inning of a 9-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He grounded out against Merrill Kelly, then played the final inning in right field.

Some sources, including Baseball America, list his city of birth as Ocala, FL but that was his hometown at the time he went to high school.

Related Sites

• Sterlin Thompson on mlb.com
• BR Minors page
• University of Florida bio