Statcast shows Alex Gordon ran 122 feet to make his amazing catch
The Royals haven’t played 10 percent of their regular-season games, but we’ve already seen a large number of great defensive plays this season.
From Mike Moustakas’ faceplant on a grab to Alcides Escobar’s double play to Lorenzo Cain’s stunning catch, there has been no shortage of wonderful defensive plays.
There was another one on Thursday as Alex Gordon made a stunning grab in the Royals’ 4-0 win over the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium.
The wonderful folks at Statcast broke down the particulars of the play, and it shows just how wonderful the play was on a ball hit by Justin Upton:
Gordon ran 122.6 feet to make the catch before hitting the warning track. Royals fan Mandy Myers shared this great photo on Twitter:
#A1 tracks #royals pic.twitter.com/k9SFb1KLAw
— Mandy Meyer (@MandyMeyer) April 22, 2016
This is a very, very small sampling of what other Royals fans thought of Mr. Gordon:
Fun Fact: Alex Gordon is good at baseball
— aaron (@abowen__) April 22, 2016
That catch by Alex Gordon is one of the five best he's made in his career. Not a hyperbole. It was that good. #Royals
— Ryan Landreth (@ryan_landreth) April 22, 2016
I hesitate to say it, but Alex Gordon is *this* close to surpassing George Brett as my favorite all-time Royals player. #GordoNation
— Neil Neumeyer (@NeilNeumeyer) April 22, 2016
Alex....Gordon. https://t.co/xP0UoVRj1j
— Charles Clymore (@UtahChiefsFan) April 22, 2016
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