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McKenzie Corey Dickerson (born May 22, 1989) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies (2013–2015), Tampa Bay Rays (2016–2017), Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2019), Philadelphia Phillies (2019), Miami Marlins (2020–2021), Toronto Blue Jays (2021), St. Louis Cardinals (2022) and Washington Nationals (2023).
The Rockies selected Dickerson in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2013. Dickerson was an MLB All-Star in 2017 and won a Gold Glove Award in 2018. The Nationals released him in August 2023, and he officially retired in 2024, becoming the coach at Jackson Academy earlier that year.
Dickerson then enrolled at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi on a full baseball scholarship, where he played Center fielder and was the leadoff hitter for the school's baseball team. During his freshman season at Meridian, Dickerson hit .459 with 21 home runs.
In 2010, he played for Casper Ghosts in the Pioneer League, and Slash line .348(6th in the league)/.412(8th in the league)/.632(leading the league) with 54 runs (8th), 22 doubles (2nd), 9 triples (2nd), 13 home runs (tied for 3rd), and 61 RBI (tied for the league lead) in 276 at bats. On September 6, 2010, he was a Pioneer League Player of the Week. In 2010 he was a Pioneer League postseason All Star, an MiLB Organization All Star, and a Topps Short-Season/Rookie All Star.
On June 3, 2011, while playing with the Single-A Asheville Tourists, Dickerson recorded 10 RBIs on three home runs, tied for the most RBIs in a single game in South Atlantic League history, a record that had stood for 33 years. On July 11, 2011, he was the league's Player of the Week. In 2011, he batted .282/.356/.629(3rd in the SAL) with 78 runs (5th), 5 triples (tied for 10th), 32 home runs (leading the league), and 87 RBI (tied for 3rd) for Asheville in 435 plate appearances and was an MiLB Organization All Star. He was fourth in the minor leagues in both home runs and slugging percentage in 2011.
In 2012, Dickerson played for the Tulsa Drillers of the Double-A Texas League and for the Modesto Nuts of the California League. He batted a combined .304/.358/.542 with 22 home runs and 81 RBI in 559 plate appearances. He was a California League mid-season All Star. He then played in the Arizona Fall League, where he batted .364/.368/.515 in 68 at bats and was named a Rising Star.
Prior to the 2013 season, MLB named him the 16th-best prospect in the Rockies system. In 2013, he batted .371(2nd in the Pacific Coast League)/.414/.632(3rd) with 14 triples (leading the league), 11 home runs, and 50 RBI in 345 plate appearances with Colorado Springs and was a PCL postseason All Star, and an MiLB Organization All Star.
The Rockies promoted Dickerson to the major leagues on June 21, 2013. He made his debut the next day at Nationals Park, where he picked up his first two career hits, both doubles, and his first career RBI as the Rockies beat the Washington Nationals. On July 28, Dickerson hit his first career home run off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Donovan Hand, in a Rockies victory. In 2013, in the majors he batted .263/.316/.459 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI in 213 plate appearances.
Dickerson began the 2014 season with the Rockies, but was optioned back to the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox when reliever Boone Logan was activated from the disabled list. On June 18, in a game versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dickerson was the only batter to reach base safely during Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter, reaching on an error. In 2014 in the majors, he batted .312(9th-best in the league)/.364/.567(3rd-highest in the NL) with 24 home runs, 18.2 at bats per home run (6th-best in the NL), and 76 RBI in 478 plate appearances.
Dickerson suffered two broken ribs while diving for a catch on June 30, 2015. In 2015, he batted .304/.333/.536 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI in 234 plate appearances.
In 2017, Dickerson's play was completely transformed, and he hit in the leadoff spot. His turnaround led him to a .325/.367/.569 line with 17 home runs at the All-Star break, leading the DH position in nearly every category. His numbers led him to beat out incumbent Nelson Cruz for the starting DH spot in the All-Star Game, becoming the first Ray to start the game since 2010 (Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria, David Price). Dickerson's performance waned in the second half. Dickerson ended 2017 batting .282/.325/.490 with a career-high 27 home runs and 62 RBIs in 588 at-bats. He swung at 45.6% of pitches outside the strike zone (the highest percentage in the majors). On defense, his two were the most by an American League left fielder, and his range factor/9 IP of 2.22 was second-best among AL left fielders.
In 2018, Dickerson hit .300 (8th in the NL)/.330/.474 with seven triples (9th), 13 home runs, and 55 RBIs in 504 at-bats, and swung at 59.3% of all pitches he saw, tops in the major leagues. He had the highest fielding percentage among major league left fielders, at .996, the highest range factor/9 IP among NL left fielders (2.23), and had five double plays (most among NL outfielders) and seven assists (second-most among NL left fielders). He also earned his first career Gold Glove Award.
In 2019 with the Pirates, he batted .317/.376/.556 with four home runs and 25 RBIs in 126 at-bats.
In 2019 with the Phillies, he batted .293/.307/.579 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 133 at-bats. His season was cut short by a fractured navicular bone in his left foot.
Dickerson officially retired from professional baseball on December 31, 2024.
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