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词条 Nick Gordon
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  1. High school career

  2. Professional career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

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Nicholas Chad Gordon (born October 24, 1995) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.

High school career

Gordon attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. As a junior in 2013, he was the Florida Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[1] He hit .505 with two home runs and 30 runs batted in as a batter and as a pitcher he was 5–1 with a 0.78 earned run average (ERA), 44 strikeouts and five saves in {{frac|35|2|3}} innings pitched. As a senior, he batted .512 with 6 home runs and 28 RBIs in 28 games, leading his team to the Class 8A regional semifinals. He signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Florida State University.

Professional career

Gordon was considered one of the top prospects for the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.[2][3] He was selected as the fifth overall pick in the first round by the Minnesota Twins.[4] He signed with the Twins on June 9, receiving a $3,851,000 signing bonus.[5] He was assigned to the Elizabethton Twins where he batted .294 with one home run and 28 RBIs. He spent 2015 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels where he posted a .277 batting average with one home run, 58 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases. In 2016, he played for the Fort Myers Miracle, where, in 116 games, he batted .291 with three home runs and 52 RBIs. Gordon spent 2017 with the Chattanooga Lookouts where he batted .270 with a career high nine home runs and 66 RBIs.[6] Gordon began the 2018 season with Chattanooga, hitting .333 over 42 games, before being promoted to the AAA Rochester Red Wings, where he hit .212 with two home runs and 29 RBI in 99 games.[6]

The Twins added Gordon to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[7] He was assigned to Rochester at the end of spring training.

Personal life

His father, Tom Gordon played in the major leagues from 1988 to 2009. His paternal half-brother, Dee Gordon, is also a major league player.[8][9][10]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/blogs/varsity/os-hs-olympias-nick-gordon-selected-gatorade-player-of-the-year-20130529,0,4056969.post |title=Olympia's Nick Gordon selected Gatorade Player of the Year |publisher=Orlandosentinel.com |date=May 29, 2013 |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|last=Law |first=Keith |url=http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mlb-draft/post/_/id/1349/nick-gordon-the-drafts-top-ss-prospect |title=Nick Gordon the draft's top SS prospect |publisher=Insider.espn.go.com |date= |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Mayo |first=Jonathan |url=http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/chc/jonathan-mayo-nick-gordon-fits-for-cubs-at-no-4-in-draft?ymd=20140513&content_id=75299890&vkey=news_chc |title=Pipeline Perspectives: Gordon fits for Cubs at No. 4 |publisher=Chicago.cubs.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140606&content_id=78477152¬ebook_id=78415914&vkey=notebook_min&c_id=min |title=In a flash, Twins tab prep shortstop Gordon at No. 5 |publisher=Minnesota.twins.mlb.com |date=March 27, 2014 |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/min/twins-sign-first-round-pick-gordon?ymd=20140609&content_id=78957738&vkey=news_min |title=Twins sign first-round pick Gordon |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=624503#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL|title=Nick Gordon Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=|accessdate=November 3, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-protect-nick-gordon-from-rule-5-draft-c300997834|title=Twins protect Nick Gordon from Rule 5 Draft|website=MLB.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|last=Mayo |first=Jonathan |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130802&content_id=55626078&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Gordon following in footsteps of dad, brother |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date= |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20140604_Nick_Gordon_set_to_join_father__Tom__and_brother__Dee__as_a_pro.html |title=Nick Gordon set to join father, Tom, and brother, Dee, as a pro |publisher=Philly.com |date= |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/06/04/tom-gordon-dee-gordon-nick-gordon-mlb-draft/9988743/ |title=Nightengale: MLB draft highlights Gordon |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=June 5, 2014 |accessdate=June 9, 2014}}

External links

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