Gordon as of 2018's end reportedly earns around $2 million as his annual salary from Minnesota Twins. In 2014, Twins signed him with a contract worth of $3,851,000. Further, the professional baseball player has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Nicholas Chad Gordon was born on October 24, 1995, in Avon Park, Florida. His father Tom Gordon is a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. As per his nationality, Gordon is American and belongs to African-American ethnic group.
He grew up along with his older brother, Dee Gordon. Gordon attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida where he played for his high school basketball team.
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After completing high school, Gordon enrolled at Florida State University and played for the University Team. As a Junior in 2013, he was named Florida's "Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year".
The reported average salary for the Major League Baseball players is $4.38 million. Baseball Pitchers earns around $5 million, which is more Outfielders and Shortstop.
As a Shortstop, Gordon's estimated annual salary is of $2 million. As of 2018, Nick Gordon has an estimated net worth of over $1 million.
In 2014, Gordon reportedly signed a professional contract worth $3,851,000 with Minnesota Twins. He became the fourth highest paid player of Twins besides Byron Buxton, Joe Mauer, and Kohl Stewart.
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Besides baseball, Gordon is making a name for himself in the music industry as well. In January 2018, he launched his first album called "I Do It All". The young and rising player has still a long way to build his professional career.
The skilled baseball player, Gordon was already popular during his high school days. Nick was considered one of the top prospects for the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.
An American professional baseball team, Minnesota Twins selected Gordon in the first round as a fifth pick. On June 9, 2014, he signed a contract with the Minnesota Twins.
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Since then he has been playing from the Twins affiliated teams and has never been traded to any other teams.
Year | Team | Batted | Home Run | RBI |
2014 | Elizabethton Twins | .294 | 1 | 28 |
2015 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | .277 | 1 | 58 |
2016 | Fort Myers Miracle | .291 | 3 | 52 |
2017 | Chattanooga Lookouts | .270 | 9 | 66 |
2018 | Chattanooga | .333 | 5 | 20 |
Gordon was named to the United States team for the 2017 Futures Game. Later, the Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.
Regarding his personal life, Nick Gordon is 23 years as of 2018. Further, his star sign is Scorpio. Unlike other players, Gordon has never been in any controversy so far.
There isn't any recorded information about his past affairs or relationship. Gordon hasn't revealed anything about his present or past girlfriend. Currently, he is not married.
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Nick is the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Tom Gordon. His paternal brother Dee Gordon is also a professional baseball player.
It appears that Gordon is very focused on his professional career. In addition, he is trying to make a name for himself in the music industry as well. Gordon has a pretty high number of followers on Social Media. He has more than 52k followers and 14k followers on Instagram and Twitter, respectively.
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