Nick Gordon
Nicholas Chad Gordon
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 160 lb.
- High School Olympia High School (Orlando)
- Debut May 6, 2021
- Born October 24, 1995 in Avon Park, FL USA
Biographical Information[edit]
The son of Tom Gordon and brother of Dee Strange-Gordon, shortstop Nick Gordon was selected by the Minnesota Twins and scout Freddie Thon in the first round of the 2014 amateur draft with the fifth overall pick. He made his pro debut that summer with the Elizabethton Twins, hitting .294 and stealing 11 bases in 57 games. He followed that by hitting .277 in 120 games with 79 runs with the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Midwest League in 2015. In 2016, he hit .291/.335/.386 in 116 games for the Fort Myers Miracle of the Florida State League.
He was named to the United States team for the 2017 Futures Game. Playing for the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League that year, he hit .270/.341/.408 in 122 games, scoring 80 runs and driving in 66. He made his major league debut with the Twins early in the 2021 season.
On May 12, 2022, he channeled his father in making his first career pitching appearance, pitching mop-up relief in the first game of a doubleheader against the Houston Astros. He logged a scoreless 9th inning on the mound in an 11-3 loss. He had played centerfield in the second of the two games, making a circus catch at one point to highlight his all-around athleticism. He played for the Twins until 2023, with 136 games in 2022 when he hit .272 with 9 homers and 50 RBs, with an OPS+ of 111. He saw significant playing time at four different positions, including left field, center field, second base and shortstop. However, in 2023, he hit just .176 in 34 games and fractured his right tibia, thereby losing his job as a quasi-regular and missing the postseason. On February 11, 2024, he was traded to the Miami Marlins in return for reliever Steven Okert.
In January of 2018, he released a rap album entitled "I Do It All" under the stage name "G'Cinco."
Further Reading[edit]
- Christina De Nicola: "Marlins add utility man Gordon, trade Okert to Twins", mlb.com, February 11, 2024. [1]
- Do-Hyoung Park: "Gordon's big day: 'I feel like I kind of resemble Ohtani'", mlb.com, May 12, 2022. [2]
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