Spend quality time, go to their baseball games and stuff like that. "It was just good to spend time with them. "I spent a lot of time with my family, my three kids, my wife, at home during the summer," Gordon said in July after spring training 2.0 started. However, Gordon also hinted in July that the pull to spend more time with his family may have gotten greater as he spent his extended period at home. Just before the trade deadline when the Royals traded closer Trevor Rosenthal to the San Diego Padres, Gordon had been one of the players making a push to let Rosenthal, a Lee’s Summit native, know that the club wanted him to consider a return next season.Īs recently as a few weeks ago, Royals outfielder/first baseman Hunter Dozier said Gordon urged teammates in a meeting to finish this season strong and build momentum going into the offseason and 2021.
This spring while the baseball season went on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Gordon said he hoped to continue playing for multiple seasons and be part of the team when they returned to the postseason. Gordon considered retirement last year, but returned to the club on a one-year contract this offseason. The Royals said Gordon will play out the final four games of the season, making Sunday his last game in the major leagues. – Alex Gordon, who hit one of the biggest home runs in Royals history and won seven Gold Gloves in left field, announced his retirement on Thursday.
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Royals World Series star, Gold Glove defender Alex Gordon announces retirement
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