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Orioles Sign Nick Gordon To Minors Contract

By Mark Polishuk | December 31, 2024 at 1:48pm CDT

The Orioles announced that utilityman Nick Gordon has been signed to a minor league contract.  Gordon hit the open market after electing to become a minor league free agent after the season, following an outright off the Marlins’ roster in August.

Injuries and some struggles in the upper minors kept Gordon from making his MLB debut until 2021 and his age-25 season, but as recently as the 2022 season, Gordon hit .272/.316/.427 with nine homers over 443 plate appearances and 136 games with the Twins.  While not the heights expected of Gordon as the fifth overall pick of the 2014 draft, it seemed like he’d found a nice niche for himself as a multi-positional weapon, as he saw a lot of playing time in left field, center field, and both middle infield spots that season.

In 2023, however, Gordon got off to a slow start and then fractured his shin on a foul ball in May.  He played in a few Triple-A games in September but the injury ended his Major League season after 34 games and a .503 OPS over 93 PA.

This ended up also being the end of Gordon’s tenure in Minnesota, as the Twins dealt him to the Marlins last February for lefty Steven Okert.  The change of scenery didn’t help Gordon, as he hit .227/.258/.369 over 275 PA and 95 games, playing primarily in left field with some time in center and at second base.  With the Marlins wanting to give more playing time to younger players down the stretch, Gordon was designated for assignment and then outrighted in August.

The Orioles might also have some interest in seeing if Gordon can be a late bloomer at age 29, similar to how the O’s struck gold in revitalizing Ryan O’Hearn’s career in 2023.  However, it is more likely Baltimore views Gordon as more of a depth signing to add some veteran experience to the minor league ranks, as the Orioles are already deep in left-handed hitting outfielders and middle infielders.

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23 Comments

  1. stevie ice

    10 months ago

    Wow

    Reply
  2. Rexhudler86

    10 months ago

    Did strange Gordon change his name again

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    • mlb fan

      10 months ago

      That’s his brother, Nick Gordon, they’re talkng about.

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      • Rexhudler86

        10 months ago

        @mlbfan. Just messing around.

        Reply
      • Bart Harley Jarvis

        10 months ago

        What has become of the Strange-Gordon Family Baseball Dinnasty?

        Reply
  3. BaseballBrian

    10 months ago

    He finally moved on from the death of Whitney Houston’s daughter?

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  4. causality

    10 months ago

    That’s strange. Oh deear.

    Reply
  5. Braves_saints_celts

    10 months ago

    Usually MLBTR would have come out with an article by now, but I myself just heard the news so I’d like to say RIP to Juan Jaime who died of a heart attack at only 37 years old. Had a brief MLB career for the braves, but an overall baseball career for over 2 decades! Fly high man, gone way too young, way too soon!

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    • Braves_saints_celts

      10 months ago

      He died on December 27th

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  6. Craviduce

    10 months ago

    good insurance for the inevitable, typical 4 or 5 IL stints by Tyler O’Neill per year.

    2
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    • BITA

      10 months ago

      Haters gonna hate

      Lovers gonna love

      I don’t even want

      None of the above i want to……..

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      • Craviduce

        10 months ago

        not hating, Joell It’s a good investment to have a back up plan with Tyler O’Neill.

        New name, eh? Get banned on another platform…again? Went the Acronym route this time, eh?

        Why the K-Pop Band for a name? Wondering minds…

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        • BITA

          10 months ago

          What kind of insurance does a bum like Gordon provide?

          You are hating

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  7. Lefty_Orioles_Fan

    10 months ago

    I thought he was a point guard in the NBA

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  8. davemlaw

    10 months ago

    Crazy to me that Nick Gordon is now classified as a Utilityman.
    I remember when he was taken in the first round by the Twins. Comes from a great baseball family. He was supposed to be great.
    He’s only 29 so still has some ball left in him.

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  9. PutPeteinthehall

    10 months ago

    Another chance. At least his career wasn’t gone in a flash…..

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  10. NYCityRiddler

    10 months ago

    Un huh. “Exact change only please” Say it Nick! Ahahahaha!

    Reply
  11. FOmeOLS

    10 months ago

    Mike Elias love love love him some a’ them LH OF.

    Reply
  12. Acoss1331

    10 months ago

    Flash! Gordon!

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    • Dumpster Divin Theo

      10 months ago

      Ted!

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      Reply
  13. LernersWallet

    10 months ago

    Happy to see O’s ownership and Elias finally opening up the checkbook. Best free agent pick up of the off-season.

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    • Ra

      10 months ago

      Downvote for not paying attention.

      Reply
  14. Dumpster Divin Theo

    10 months ago

    Poor man’s Zobrist. Hopefully he’s not married to a philandering gospel singer

    Reply

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