Nebraska alumnus Alex Gordon inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame
Nebraska alumnus Alex Gordon inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame
A former Husker celebrated being inducted into an MLB team's hall of fame on Friday night. The Kansas City Royals inducted left fielder Alex Gordon into the Royals Hall of Fame.
The Royals inducted Gordon at Kauffman Stadium ahead of their game against the Athletics. The A's won 6-4.
Gordon is the 20th player to be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame, 20 years after being drafted second overall in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. He won eight Gold Gloves and two Platinum Gloves with the Royals.
At the plate, he hit .257 while earning a .338 on-base percentage and a slugging percentage of .410.
He ranks in the top 10 in franchise history in multiple categories. He played in 1,753 games (6th), delivered 1,643 hits (6th), earned 749 RBIs (7th), struck 190 home runs (5th), hit 357 doubles (5th) and walked 684 times (3rd).
Gordon also helped the Royals to a World Series title in 2015, hitting a game-tying ninth-inning home run in Game 1 against the New York Mets to force extra innings. Kansas City won the game in 14 innings before taking the series in five.
Prior to the MLB, Gordon put together one of the greatest careers in Nebraska history. He finished with a .355 career batting average, hitting 189 RBIs and 44 home runs.
He capped off his Husker career by winning the 2005 National Player of the Year and leading Nebraska to a Big 12 regular-season and tournament title and a trip to the College World Series.
Gordon also got his jersey retired by the Huskers, becoming one of three players in program history to receive the honor, joining Darin Erstad and Shane Komine.
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