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Todd Helton

Bats:
Left
Throws:
Left
Height:
6' 2"
Weight:
215 lbs
Age:
39
Born:
Aug 20, 1973
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Drafted:
1995 - round 1, 8th overall by Col
AVG HR RBI OBP OPS
2013 Regular Season
.220 3 16 .278 .644

Helton has been sentenced to a year of probation and 24 hours of community service after pleading guilty to driving while ability-impaired.

The Denver Post reports Helton entered his plea Tuesday in an Adams County courtroom in the northeast Denver suburb of Brighton. Helton was arrested Feb. 6 in Thornton, another suburb. Police said he told officers he had had two cups of wine. He issued a public apology later that day and again two weeks later when Spring Training opened.

The Rockies activated Helton from the disabled list Sunday and he was in the lineup against the Rays.

The 39-year-old hit .268 (11 for 41) with three doubles, one home run and 10 RBIs in 13 games before going on the DL with a left forearm strain.

Helton had two hits in Saturday's 9-5 win over San Diego.

Helton hit an RBI double in the third, tying Ivan Rodriguez for 20th on the career list with 572 doubles.

Helton went 3 for 4 and knocked in a run in a 7-5 win over San Diego on Friday.

Helton had gone 0 for 13 over his previous four games. He's 5 for 25 with three RBIs on the season.

Helton has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.

The team says Helton was arrested Wednesday morning in the Denver suburb of Thornton. No other details have been released.

Data provided by STATS LLC.

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