![]() ![]() 271 with 13 homers and 48 RBIs, though he did get voted to his third consecutive All-Star Game.Gordon returned in time for the playoffs, where he hit just. ![]() He wound up playing in just 104 games, hitting. Then there is Gordon's recent injury history.Gordon dealt with a wrist injury early last season, then sustained a serious groin injury that sidelined him much for the summer. He's not only developed into one of the best defensive outfielders in the game with four Gold Gloves to his resume, but also a consistent hitter and clubhouse leader.He was a big reason why the Royals won their first World Series since 1985 last season.Gordon declined an option for $13.75 million to test free agency, but several outfielders on the market ' including Yoenis Cespedes and Justin Upton ' may have depressed the 31-year-old's value. "You're going to be compensated for what you're going to do, not what you've done."The second overall pick of the Royals in 2005, Gordon went through years of growing pains before finally becoming a star. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Royals had not announced the contract, which was first reported by agreement is the largest in franchise history, trumping $55 million deals given to Mike Sweeney and Gil Meche."We don't want to get caught up in, 'A player has earned this or earned that.' It doesn't matter if you've been here four days or 40 years, you have to produce each and every day," general manager Dayton Moore said shortly after the World Series, when asked about signing Gordon long-term. ![]() (AP) ' All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon agreed to a $72 million, four-year deal Wednesday to remain with the World Series champion Kansas City Royals, a person familiar with the details told The Associated Press.Gordon must still pass a physical but an official announcement could come later in the day. "We were disenfranchised" Kwankwaso says NNPP's performance was affected by poor logo printing - Linda Ikejiġ2 year old girl pictured still smiling despite losing all four limbs after contracting Strep A infection - Linda IkejiĢ023 Election: I won't Interfere In Next Kano Govt ' Kwankwaso Assures - Information NigeriaĢ023 Election: NNPP's Performance Was Affected By Poor Logo Printing - Kwankwaso - ToriĢ1 Firearms Recovered As Police Intensify Mop-Up In Lagos - Toriĥ 'feel-good' tracks from Davido's 'Timeless' album - Vanguard Click to view all Entertainment headlines today "I never performed any surgery on him" - Benue doctor tenders public apology for revealing sensitive information about a 'patient' on Facebook - Linda Ikeji "I book flights, fix things around the house, pay bills and makes sure she has money in her purse" - Chris Perry reveals why his wife is submissive - Linda Ikeji And as a huge vinyl fan, he is hungry to continue cultivating his own discography.#BNMeetTheStar: Emeka Nwagbaraocha on His Rise to Fame in Nollywood, Playing Frank in Far From Home & Misconceptions - Bellanaija Since joining the mastering team, Alex has worked with artists including Novelist, Crass, Florence + The Machine, Slowthai, Yussef Dayes, Cocteau Twins, Raye, Sinead Harnett and Sigrid. Alex is also a resident DJ at the monthly New Atlantis event in Peckham, London's Premier New Age/Ambient Music Social, playing spiritual jazz and synthesizer curios to hungover people on Sunday afternoons. Although underground club music in its myriad forms is his first love, he maintains a voracious appetite for music of all kinds, from struggling to keep up with the latest rap and R&B mixtapes to digging through obscure 80s Japanese pop, gospel funk, post-punk, avant-garde compositions and everything in between. A lifelong music obsessive, Alex spent his 20s playing in bands, producing music, collecting records and DJing in clubs around the UK. After subsequent stints in the Abbey Road Interactive and Audio Products departments, he eventually found a home with the Post-Production team in 2012 as transfer engineer, becoming adept with analogue tape formats and soaking up as much knowledge from the senior mastering engineers as possible, until now joining them as a fellow mastering engineer. ![]() Taking an unusual route into the world of audio engineering, Alex graduated from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in English Literature before joining Abbey Road in 2004, initially in the post room of the Video Services department. ![]()
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