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However, on March 30, he signed a four-year, $37.5 million extension with the Royals with a player option for 2016. Gordon earned $6 million in 2012, $9 million in 2013, $10 million in 2014 and $12.5 million in 2015, but declined to exercise his player option of $12.5 million for 2016. Before the 2008 season, Gordon switched his uniform number from #7, the number he had as a rookie, to #4, his college number.
Gordon won eight Gold Glove Awards, four Fielding Bible Awards, and a Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award, all after the move to the outfield. On January 22, 2020, he signed a one-year, $4 million contract to remain with the Royals for the 2020 season. On September 24, Gordon announced that he would retire from baseball at the conclusion of the 2020 season. His final career game was on September 27 against the Detroit Tigers, and received one at-bat in which he struck out to lead off the bottom of the first inning, his first leadoff appearance since April 2017.
Major leagues
Gordon, the longest-tenured Royals player, stepped in against Familia with Kansas City trailing by a run with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Quick pitch could have a long-lasting effect on this World Series. April 24, 2018 Kansas City Royals activated LF Alex Gordon from the 10-day injured list. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.
The Royals remain undefeated this postseason after toppling the Orioles 8-6 in 10 innings in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The game marked the fourth time in five games that Kansas City has played into extra innings, with three of them coming on the road, including Game 1 in Baltimore. Five days before Gordon’s ninth-greatest hit, Gordon smacked his fifth-greatest hit.
Professional baseball career
After a rare Chris Getz walk, Escobar traded places with him on a fielder’s choice. Backed against a wall with two outs and an 0-1 count, Gordon ripped a double into the right-center gap that scored Escobar from first, handing ex-Royal Kyle Farnsworth a blown save. Butler, immediately lifted for pinch-runner Mike Aviles after a leadoff single, quickly scored from an Eric Hosmer double in the bottom of the tenth. It was the 17th home run of the night in the major leagues and came just after Detroit's Alex Presley tied the record when he connected at home against Oakland's Daniel Gossett. Gordon was also awarded for his on-the-field performance, receiving the Gold Glove, Fielding Bible, and Platinum Glove awards for his defensive performance.
At Nebraska, Gordon won the Brooks Wallace Award, Dick Howser Trophy, and Golden Spikes Award in 2005. That year, the Royals selected Gordon with the second overall pick in the 2005 MLB Draft. Gordon made his major league debut in 2007 as a third baseman, but had an inconsistent beginning to his career. In 2010, the Royals demoted Gordon to the minor leagues for a substantial period of time, and moved Gordon from third base to the outfield. He returned to the Royals later that season as a full-time outfielder, and his play improved substantially. A member of the Royals' 2015 World Series championship team, Gordon signed a four-year free agent contract that offseason to remain with the team.
MLB Home Runs Hit by Alex Gordon | Baseball Almanac
I would like to make a formal complaint to MLB Video at this point. Their older video content no longer exists, and as a result you are unable to witness the event that led to an 80% (!!!!) swing in win probability, a totally insane number. It was Gordon’s first season, and the iPhone had just been released. Additionally, there is no video of this, so you’re just gonna have to close your eyes and picture it in your mind’s eye. KANSAS CITY -- Without it, the Royals wouldn't have been jumping for joy near home plate.
On September 2, Gordon had the first multi-home run game of his career, connecting off Boof Bonser of the Minnesota Twins in the second inning, and in the 3rd inning off Julio DePaula. On September 12, Gordon hit his 34th double of the year against the Minnesota Twins, establishing a Royals rookie record. Gordon performed better for the rest of the season, but broke his nose in the last game of the season. Gordon's late-season resurgence brought his batting average up to .247. The Royals got that run back in the top of the fifth, but the tenor of the game changed in the bottom of the fifth, when the Orioles rallied against Kansas City starter James Shields. The O's pushed across three in the inning to climb within one run at 5-4, with the key hit being a two-out double by Ryan Flaherty that plated the third and fourth Baltimore runs.
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On Opening Day, 2008 , Gordon hit a two-run home run off Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander. During his teen years, Gordon played American Legion Baseball. He won the organization's Graduate of the Year award in 2015. They were bad, yes, but they were interesting and full of future playoff stars. Unfortunately, the bullpen malfunctioned in this one, and Omar Infante hit a weak popup to end the game as a 4-3 loss.
That's a dramatic increase from just a few years ago, when everyone was suddenly worried about the lack of power in the game. In 2014, there were just 4,186 home runs hit, the fewest in a non-strike season since 1993, when there were 28 teams instead of the current 30. There were 5,610 homers last year, an average of 2.31 per game, and this year's average of 2.53 entering Tuesday's action projects to 6,139. Gordon's home run off Toronto reliever Ryan Tepera broke a markset in 2000 at the height of the Steroids Era. Despite Gordon hitting .185 with three home runs and eight RBI through his first two months as an everyday starter, the Royals remained patient with him. Let us know in the comments, and let us celebrate his long and storied big league career.
Following a broken thumb suffered in Spring Training, Gordon began the 2010 season on a minor league rehab assignment with Class-A Advanced Wilmington. He was demoted to the minor leagues in May, where he played left field. Gordon had been hitting .194 before his demotion, and many considered this demotion to indicate that Gordon was running out of chances with the Royals.
During his time at the University of Nebraska, Gordon was a member of the 2004 United States national baseball team, which included players from 15 different colleges. He helped lead Team USA to an 18–7 overall record, seeing the majority of his playing time at first base. The Royals placed Gordon on the 15-day disabled list on August 23 because of a torn muscle in his right quadriceps. He would not return to Kansas City until September 12, although he did hit .311 in the month of September.
When the previous record of 5,693 was set in 2000, Sammy Sosa led the major leagues with 50 home runs and Barry Bonds hit 49. In the 10th, facing fellow lefty Brian Matusz with one out and Salvador Perez on base via a walk, Mike Moustakas added two insurance runs with his third home run of this postseason. Mitch Maier led off the bottom of the ninth with a strikeout.
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