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Former Husker Alex Gordon to be Inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame

One of the greatest Huskers of all time will be enshrined as one of the greatest Royals of all time.
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Alex Gordon celebrates a win against the Detroit Tigers in September 2020.
Alex Gordon celebrates a win against the Detroit Tigers in September 2020. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

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One of the greatest Huskers of all time will officially be enshrined as one of the greatest Royals of all time.

Former Nebraska baseball great Alex Gordon is set to be inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame this summer. Gordon played for the Kansas City Royals from 2007-20.

A two-time Big 12 Conference player of the year and the college player of the year at Nebraska in 2005, Gordon was drafted by the Royals with the second overall pick. That was the highest Husker draft position since Darin Erstad went No. 1 in 1995.

Former Huskers Darin Erstand, Shane Komine, and Alex Gordon.
Former Huskers Darin Erstand, Shane Komine and Alex Gordon become the first Nebraska baseball players to have their jerseys retired on March 24, 2023. | Nebraska Athletics

Gordon made his Major League Baseball debut on Opening Day in 2007. His first at-bat ended with a strikeout to Curt Schilling, with his first hit coming a few days later against Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Over the course of his 14 seasons in Kansas City, Gordon was a three-time All-Star while winning eight Gold Gloves. At the end of his career in 2020, he ranked in the Royals' career top 10 in hits (6th), doubles (5th), home runs (4th), runs scored (6th); RBIs (6th); totals bases (5th); and games played (6th).

Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon (4) walks out of the dugout to receive his World Series ring.
Alex Gordon walks out of the dugout to receive his World Series ring before the Royals' April 5, 2016, game against the New York Mets. | Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Gordon helped the Royals win the 2015 World Series.

Royals Hall of Fame Night is slated for June 13. The Royals will be taking on the A's, with tickets on sale here.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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