As a pitcher he also went 5-1 and had a 0.78 earned run averaged including 44 strikeouts and five saves. As a top prospect he was drafted #5 by the Minnesota Twins in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. In June 2014 he signed with the Twins for a signing bonus of $3,851,000. Nick is the son of Major League Baseball player Tom Gordon and the brother of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Dee Gordon. He currently plays as a rookie for the Appalachian League Elizabethton Twins.