Dee Strange-Gordon | |
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Second baseman / Shortstop / Center fielder | |
Born: Windermere, Florida, U.S. | April 22, 1988|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 6, 2011, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 7, 2022, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .286 |
Home runs | 18 |
Runs batted in | 236 |
Stolen bases | 336 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Devaris "Dee" Strange-Gordon (born April 22, 1988), formerly known as Dee Gordon, is an American former professional baseball second baseman, shortstop, and center fielder. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Seattle Mariners, and Washington Nationals.
Strange-Gordon debuted in MLB with the Dodgers in 2011. He was primarily a shortstop and second baseman, and with the Marlins, he was primarily a second baseman. He began his tenure with the Mariners by playing center field in 2018, and started playing left field in 2020. In 2015, in his first season with the Marlins, Strange-Gordon hit .333 with a total of 205 hits and stole 58 bases. He led the NL in all three categories and became the first player to lead the National League in both batting average and stolen bases since fellow second baseman Jackie Robinson in 1949.[1] Through the 2010s, Strange-Gordon stole 330 bases, the most of any MLB player.