Background
Dickerson was born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Brookhaven, Mississippi.
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Dickerson attended Brookhaven Academy in Brookhaven, where he also starred in football and basketball.
Career
He previously played for the Colorado Rockies. Dickerson holds the State Private School Association career and single season records for home runs with 45 over four seasons and 15 his senior year. Also, his.591 batting average and 55 runs batted in (RBIs) are both Brookhaven Academy records.
Dickerson later enrolled at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, where he played as a 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. Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies selected Dickerson in the eighth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.
The Rockies had also drafted him in the 29th round in 2009, but he did not sign. On June 3, 2011 while playing with the Asheville Tourists of the Class A South Atlantic League, Dickerson recorded 10 RBIs on three home runs.
lieutenant was tied for the most RBIs in a single game in South Atlantic League history, a record that stood for 33 years.
In 2012, Dickerson played for the Tulsa Drillers of the Class Associate of Arts Texas League. Prior to the 2013 season, MLB named him the 16th best prospect in the Rockies system. The Rockies promoted Dickerson to the major leagues on June 21, 2013.
Dickerson made his debut the next day at Nationals Park where he picked up his first two career hits, both doubles, and his first career Reserve Bank of India as the Rockies beat the Washington Nationals.
On July 28, 2013, Dickerson hit his first career home run off Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Donovan Hand, in a Rockies victory. Dickerson began the 2014 season with the Rockies, but was optioned to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class American Automobile Association Pacific Coast League on April 9 when Boone Logan was activated from the disabled list.
Dickerson suffered two broken ribs while diving for a catch on June 30, 2015. Tampa Bay Rays
On January 28, 2016, Dickerson was traded, along with Kevin Padlo, to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitchers Jake McGee and Germán Márquez.
