The Miami Marlins are keeping it in the family.
MLB insider Robert Murray of FanSided reported Sunday that the Marlins are trading for outfielder Nick Gordon in a deal with the Minnesota Twins. Jon Heyman of the New York Post adds that the Twins are getting left-hander Steven Okert in return.
The trade comes just one day after Gordon lost his arbitration hearing with the Twins for next season’s contract.
Gordon, 28, is a utility player who hit .272 with a .743 OPS for the Twins in the 2022 campaign. He was much less successful in 2023 though, batting .176 in 34 games before suffering a fractured right shin off a foul ball that ended his season in May.
Additionally, Gordon is the younger brother of former Marlin Dee Strange-Gordon. Having played for Miami from 2015-17, Strange-Gordon was an All-Star, Gold Glove winner and NL batting champion during his time with the Marlins.
Strange-Gordon also produced some highly memorable moments in South Beach, and now his brother Nick will be continuing the family legacy as a Marlin.
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