Sean Bouchard

Sean Walter Bernard Bouchard (born May 16, 1996) is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder in the Colorado Rockies organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2022.

Sean Bouchard
Bouchard with the Albuquerque Isotopes in 2022
Colorado Rockies
First baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1996-05-16) May 16, 1996 (age 29) San Diego, California, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 19, 2022, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics (through June 7, 2025)
Batting average	.230
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	33
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2022–2025)

Amateur career

A native of San Diego, California, Bouchard attended Cathedral Catholic High School and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played college baseball for the UCLA Bruins. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[1]

Professional career

The Colorado Rockies selected Bouchard in the ninth round of the 2017 MLB draft. Bouchard made his professional debut for the Low-A Boise Hawks, posting a .290/.390/.477 slash in his first season. In 2018, Bouchard played in 125 games for the Single-A Asheville Tourists, batting .257/.324/.430 with 14 home runs, 75 RBI, and 22 stolen bases. In 2019, he played for the High-A Lancaster JetHawks, slashing .292/.354/.496 with 13 home runs and 68 RBI in 91 games.

Bouchard did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] In 2021, he played in 91 games for the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats, hitting .266/.336/.494 with 14 home runs, 46 RBI, and 8 stolen bases. He was assigned to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes to begin the 2022 season.

Bouchard was called up to the majors for the first time by the Rockies on June 16, 2022.^[3] He made his debut on June 19, in which he went 0-3 with a walk.^[4] He went hitless in seven at-bats before he suffered a strained left oblique and was placed on the injured list on June 27.^[5] On July 16, after a short rehab stint, Bouchard was activated from the injured list and optioned to Triple-A.^[6] On August 30, Bouchard recorded his first career hit, a single off of Jay Jackson of the Atlanta Braves.^[7] He hit his first major league home run on September 2, a two–run shot off of Luis Cessa of the Cincinnati Reds.^[8] He finished the season appearing in 27 games for the Rockies, posting a slash of .297/.454/.500 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI.

On March 9, 2023, it was announced that Bouchard had suffered a ruptured left biceps muscle and would require surgery that was likely to be season-ending.^[9] However, Bouchard rehabilitated the injury and was activated from the injured list on August 14; he was subsequently optioned to Triple–A Albuquerque.^[10] In 21 games for Colorado late in the year, Bouchard hit .316/.372/.684 with four home runs and seven RBI.

Bouchard was optioned to Triple–A Albuquerque to begin the 2024 season.^[11]

Bouchard made 32 appearances for Colorado during the 2025 campaign, batting .167/.247/.242 with one home run, seven RBI, and one stolen base. Bouchard was designated for assignment by the Rockies on July 25, 2025.^[12] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Albuquerque on August 1.^[13]