Former MSU baseball player still getting attention for his Clash of Clans Halloween costume

Dressing up as a baseball player is always a popular choice for Halloween.

But minor-league baseball player Grant Gordon's Halloween costume is continuing to get traction on social media — and it definitely has nothing to do with baseball.

Gordon, who ended his college career at Missouri State in 2013 and was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 10th round of that year's draft, took his love of the online game Clash of Clans to a new level, dressing up as a Level 5 Wizard.

It's more than the monotony of being a pitcher with tons of free time during a long offseason that has sparked an interest and devotion for Clash of Clans. The tweet pictured above drew nearly 500 favorites and more than 150 retweets as of Wednesday morning. And he'd like some more, too.

"I think it's in-season boredom, too," Gordon said Wednesday before heading out for a throwing session with former Missouri State teammate and fellow minor-league pitcher Nick Petree at Hammons Field. "We have a lot of free time, so it's just Clash of Clans all the time.

"I've probably played for two years now. I stopped for awhile, but when you're in season and everyone else is playing, it's easy to get back in.

"You can't say you're ever bored with a group of guys like that. It's pretty intense. The clubhouse has two clans going, so everyone is always talking crap, and when someone new comes along, you try to recruit him to your clan."

Why a Level 5 Wizard? "It was really hard to find a robe like that," Gordon said. "Navy blue was all I could find, so I went with that and it matches with the Level 5 Wizard."

Gordon played for Burlington (Iowa) in the Low-Class A Midwest League and Inland Empire of the High-A California League last season, compiling a combined 2-4 record with a 5.05 ERA in 41 appearances.