KC left fielder becomes club’s all-time leader in hit by pitches with 79
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City left fielder Alex Gordon set the club record for career hit by pitches with 79 when he was beaned in the seventh inning in the Royals’ 8-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.
With that plunk, Gordon passed former Royals catcher Mike MacFarlane for the franchise mark.
“It means a lot,” Gordon said of the record. “I know MacFarlane, too, so I’ll give him a hard time about that. But it does mean a lot.