Every baseball game is made up of hundreds of individual moments. Each moment is mostly inconsequential by itself, but the combined weight of dozens of those moments determines the fate of the game. Likewise, a baseball player’s career is made up of hundreds, thousands, or, if you’re lucky and skilled, tens or hundreds of thousands of those moments.
Alex Gordon has enjoyed a quality baseball career in the 99th percentile of professional baseball players. The second overall pick in his draft, Kansas City fans gave Gordon a standing ovation in his first big league plate appearance. Over 14 years with the Royals, Gordon received MVP votes, was selected three times for the All-Star game, and has won seven Gold Glove awards.