Alex Gordon

Alexander Jonathan Gordon (born February 10, 1984) is an American professional baseball left fielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to playing professionally, Gordon attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.\n', ' At Nebraska, Gordon won the Brooks Wallace Award, Dick Howser Trophy, and Golden Spikes Award in 2005. That year, the Royals made Gordon the second overall pick in the 2005 MLB Draft. Gordon has won six Gold Glove Awards, four Fielding Bible Awards, and a Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award in MLB. Prior to 2010, Gordon was primarily a third baseman.\n', ' Gordon was born into a baseball-loving family in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a two-time Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year after hitting .483 with 25 home runs and 112 runs batted in (RBIs) at Lincoln Southeast High School, from which he graduated in 2002.\n', 'Gordon’s younger brother, Derek played college baseball at Park University before signing a minor league contract with the Royals in 2015. He spent two seasons in their system before being released. \n', '