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LINCOLN — Governor Pete Ricketts, at the request of Senator Roy Baker, has proclaimed Wednesday, Feb. 10, as Alex Gordon Day in Nebraska.

Lincoln native Alex Gordon was born February 10, 1984 and graduated from Southeast High School. He played college baseball at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where he won the Brooks Wallace Award, Dick Howser Trophy, Golden Spikes Award and the ABCA Rawlings Player of the year in 2005. Alex was also a member of the 2004 U.S. National Team and helped lead Team USA to a winning 18-7 record.

Selected as the second overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft in 2005, Alex made his opening debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2007. He has displayed his diverse athletic skill on the field by playing as a leftfielder, third baseman and first baseman.