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Meet The Kernels - Gordon
Name: Nick Gordon
Number: 5
Position: Shortstop
Bats/Throws; Left/Right
Height/Weight: 6-foot, 160 pounds
Age: 19
Hometown: Avon Park, Fla.
Noteworthy: First-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins last summer out of Olympia High School in Orlando, Fla. Was the fifth-overall pick, signing for a bonus of $3.85 million. Hit .294 in 57 games last season for Rookie-level Elizabethton. Had six doubles, four triples, a home run and 28 RBIs in 235 at-bats. Also had 11 stolen bases. Son of Tom Gordon, who pitches in the major leagues for 21 years. Half-brother of Dee Gordon, an infielder for the Miami Marlins.
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