For years, many Kansas City Royals fans have called themselves "Gordo Nation" after All-Star left fielder Alex Gordon.
Well, Gordo Nation is in mourning.
Take this tweet from Wednesday night — after the popular player left a game against the Tampa Bay Rays with a groin injury — as evidence:
When your favorite @Royals player gets hurt. #ForeverRoyal #gordonation pic.twitter.com/AdrudZOWza
— LatendresseFam (@LatendresseFam) July 9, 2015
Reaching for a fly ball, Gordon seemed to awkwardly plant his left leg on the warning track. He then crashed into the outfield wall and immediately crumpled to the ground.
#Royals Alex Gordon left game against Tampa Bay Wednesday night with injury http://t.co/Mo6EvfOAzC pic.twitter.com/Qmlpa2KWKg
— CJOnline (@CJOnline) July 9, 2015
Team officials have given no firm updates on Gordon’s long-term status, but many baseball experts speculated that Gordon could be out for a significant amount of time, maybe even months. (Manager Ned Yost acknowledged as much in the post-game press conference.)
Alex Gordon is one of the toughest human beings I've ever met. If he's in pain -- and he looked to be in severe pain -- it may well be bad.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 9, 2015
The Royals face the prospect of being without their best player until September. "Now we'll see what we're made of," one said.
— Andy McCullough (@ByMcCullough) July 9, 2015
The Baseball Tonight crew talks about what's next for the Royals in the aftermath of the Alex Gordon injury. http://t.co/8mxRZWwrrX
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 9, 2015
Earlier this week, Gordon received news that he had made his third straight All-Star Game. He was set to start in left field for the American League team next week in Cincinnati.
A Midwest native, Gordon played college baseball at the University of Nebraska. The Royals drafted him with the second overall pick in 2005.
