In his first full minor league season, Gordon was named Texas League Player of the Year awarded to the best player and Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year award. Gordon declined a chance to play for Team USA in 2006, opting instead to focus on his minor league career with the Wichita Wrangers. I think the hard work has finally paid off. I’m excited, very excited. I’ve been working for it my whole life. We need to get out here and practice, get ready for Miami. I told (Nebraska coach Mike Anderson) no. We’ve got better things to worry about. In what Royals fans would come to realize was true Gordon fashion, the then-Nebraska third baseman didn’t hear his name called in the Draft. He was the second highest drafted player in Cornhusker history after Darin Erstad went No. 2 overall by the Kansas City Royals in the 2005 MLB Draft, becoming the first native Nebraska player to be selected in the first round. Gordon has battled through ups-and-downs since being drafted to find success with the Kansas City Royals. He was only the second two-time 1st-team All-American in Nebraska history. 353 career average, connecting on 44 home runs and 189 RBI, drawing 139 walks and striking out just 106 total times. He was also nominated for an ESPY as Best Male College Athlete.īy the time he left the program, Gordon posted a. In his junior year, playing third base, Gordon swept the collegiate baseball awards for college player of the year, winning the Dick Howser Trophy, Golden Spikes Award, the Brooks Wallace Award and the ABCA Rawlings Player of the Year. Gordon was a two-time Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year.ĭespite offers from Baylor and Tennessee, Gordon opted to stay close to home and attended the University of Nebraska, where he staged one of the most impressive careers in Cornhuskers history.
He graduated from Lincoln Southeast High School in 2002 after hitting. Gordon grew up in a baseball-loving family in Lincoln, Nebraska and has been swinging a bat for as long as he can remember. Video Video related to alex gordon: 5 fast facts you need to know T17:00:30-04:00
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