OCTOBER 29, 2020 • USATODAY.COM
Dee Strange-Gordon's $14M option declined by Mariners The Seattle Mariners declined their $14 million club option on infielder Dee Strange-Gordon for the 2021 season,...
Dozen MLB players have options turned down, go free
What figures to be a down and perhaps brutal market for baseball free agents in the offseason following the pandemic began Wednesday when a dozen players were told their contract o...OCTOBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dee Strange-Gordon's $14M option declined by Mariners
The Seattle Mariners declined their $14 million club option on infielder Dee Strange-Gordon for the 2021 season, making the veteran eligible for free agencyOCTOBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Option declined by Mariners The Mariners declined Strange-Gordon's contract option Wednesday, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Impact Strange-Gordon played a part-time role for Seattle during the abbreviated 2020 season, and he'll hit free agency after his contract option was declined. The Mariners haven't expressed interest in bringing him back on a revised deal, and he should have to settle for another part-time role after slashing .200/.268/.213 with three RBI and three stolen bases over 33 games in 2020.
OCTOBER 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Swipes bag in win Strange-Gordon went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored, a stolen base and a walk in a 12-3 win over the Athletics in Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader.
Impact Strange-Gordon got aboard twice in the third inning. The first time, he singled, stole second and scored on a J.P. Crawford double to tie the game at 1-1. Strange-Gordon added a two-RBI single in his second at-bat of the inning. In the fifth, he walked and scored on a Crawford single. The 32-year-old Strange-Gordon has posted three steals, three RBI and 12 runs scored in 33 games this season in a part-time role.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Canha homers in 10th inning, rallies A's past Mariners 3-1
Mark Canha hit a two-out, two-run home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the Seattle Mariners 3-1SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Marlins, Reds, Astros lock up spots in the postseason
SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mariners keep slim playoff hopes alive, beat Astros 3-2
Nick Margevicius tossed six shutout innings, Ty France drove in a pair of runs and the Seattle Mariners kept their slim postseason hopes alive with a 3-2 win over the Houston Astro...SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Productive in recent opportunities Strange-Gordon, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in a win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday, is hitting .357 (5-for-14) over his last seven games.
Impact The playing time is pretty sporadic for the veteran these days, but Strange-Gordon has at least offered serviceable production when in the lineup during recent contests. Even with Shed Long's (lower leg) placement on the injured list, Strange-Gordon is still fighting a relatively uphill battle for opportunities at second base, considering the presence of trade acquisition Ty France and Dylan Moore. However, Sunday marked the 32-year-old's third start over the past week, with manager Scott Servais deploying France at designated hitter and shifting the highly versatile Moore to the outfield.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Updates last name Gordon will use his full legal surname, Strange-Gordon, going forward, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
Impact The 10-year veteran elected to go by Strange-Gordon to honor his mother, DeVona Strange, who was killed when he was six years old. Strange-Gordon has been his surname for his whole life, though he'd previously chosen to go by the simplified "Gordon" after an announcer mispronounced his full name in rookie ball.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Dee Gordon Changes Last Name to Honor His Mom, DeVona Strange, Who Was Killed Seattle Mariners infielder and outfielder Dee Gordon told the team he wants to be referred to as Dee Strange-Gordon going forward, per Greg...
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • BLEACHERREPORT.COM
Picking it up at plate Gordon, who went 2-for-3 and was caught stealing in his one attempt in an extra-innings win over the Angels on Sunday, is hitting .375 (6-for-16) over his last six games.
Impact As can be expected with Gordon, there are no extra-base hits in that sample, but the fact he's been on base at a much better clip than any other time during the season is certainly reason for optimism. The veteran has raised his average 60 points with that surge, yet his .190/.242/.207 season line (62 plate appearances) still has monumental room for improvement.
AUGUST 31, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Adell hits first two HRs, Trout drives in 6 in Angels' rout
Jo Adell hit his first two major league home runs, Mike Trout drove in six and the Los Angeles Angels set a season high in runs as they routed the Seattle Mariners 16-3AUGUST 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dee: 'I think we’re making Jackie proud' When Dee Gordon puts on the No. 42 jersey every year on Jackie Robinson Day, it always means something special. But this year, with all that...
AUGUST 29, 2020 • MLB.COM
MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson, calls for justice continue
Major League Baseball is observing a Jackie Robinson Day like no other, with teams celebrating a man who broke the sport’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 while the...AUGUST 28, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 MLB games postponed, players decide after Kenosha shooting
Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape reacted in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man,...AUGUST 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not in lineup Saturday Gordon isn't in the lineup Saturday against the Rangers.
Impact Even with right-hander Jordan Lyles on the mound for Texas on Saturday, Gordon will take a seat. Sam Haggerty will take over in left field, batting second.
AUGUST 22, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Heads to bench Gordon is not starting Thursday against the Dodgers, Shannon Drayer of 710 ESPN Seattle reports.
Impact Gordon is sitting for Thursday's series finale with left-hander Clayton Kershaw toeing the rubber for the Dodgers. Sam Haggerty is starting in left field and hitting leadoff in his place.
AUGUST 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Barnes leads Dodgers past Mariners 2-1 for 7th straight win
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1AUGUST 19, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sheffield shuts down Rockies for 1st W as Mariners win 5-3
Justus Sheffield pitched six shutout innings for his first major league win, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on SundayAUGUST 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gets playing time despite struggles Gordon will start at second base and bat eighth Sunday against the Rockies, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Impact While Gordon is filling in for a resting Shed Long in the series finale and starting for the third time in four games overall, the veteran's best path to regular playing time likely comes in the corner outfield, where the Mariners are still waiting for someone to emerge as a viable complement to Kyle Lewis and Dylan Moore. Gordon has mustered a lowly .392 OPS through 29 plate appearances, but that hasn't disqualified him from the mix because his main competition, Tim Lopes and Mallex Smith, have been largely underwhelming. Lopes and Smith carry OPS marks of .653 and .368, respectively, into Sunday's contest.
AUGUST 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Marlins win again, improve to 6-1 despite outbreak
AUGUST 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ohtani homers, Bundy brilliant as Angels top Mariners 6-1
Shohei Ohtani homered in his first plate appearance since being shut down as a pitcher, Dylan Bundy struck out 10 in the third complete game of his career and the Los Angeles Angel...AUGUST 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Angels' Ohtani homers in 1st at-bat since pitching shutdown
Limited to the batter’s box for the rest of this season, Shohei Ohtani is still helping the Los Angeles AngelsAUGUST 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Athletics use late rally for 3-2 victory over Mariners
Pinch-hitter Robbie Grossman lined an RBI double to score Tony Kemp in the top of the 10th inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 3-2 win over the Seattle MarinersAUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
