Former Dodger Dee Strange-Gordon Continuing Baseball Career Away from MLB
You may remember Dee Strange-Gordon.
The infielder made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011, and quickly became a fan favorite with his speed and slick glove in the middle of the diamond.
He punctuated his time in LA with his best season, hitting .289/.326/.378 with career highs of 12 triples and 64 stolen bases in 2014 on the way to his only All-Star appearance in blue.
The Dodgers traded him to the Miami Marlins in a deal that brought Austin Barnes, Kiké Hernandez, and others to Los Angeles. Strange Gordon spent three seasons on the east coast with Miami before making his way back west for another three years with the Seattle Mariners.
It was there where his MLB career started to take a downturn, and he ended his time in Seattle hitting just .200/.268/.213 in 33 games during the shortened 2020 season.
After not playing in 2021, he joined the Washington Nationals last year, hitting .305 in 22 games and showing a glimpse of his past greatness in Los Angeles.
Strange-Gordon hasn't played in the majors this season, and instead is continuing his career in an unconventional way.
He played for an MLB Players Alumni team in an exhibition game against the traveling Savannah Bananas baseball team on Sunday.
The Bananas are a team famous for playing baseball with unconventional rules and incredible flair and can best be described as an equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.
It's good to see the former Dodger playing baseball still -- even if it's away from MLB -- and maybe the 35-year-old will attempt to make a comeback to the big leagues soon.
