Tanner Gordon Rome Braves Game Worn & Signed Nike Alpha Huarache Baseball Cleats

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Tanner Gordon is a professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Gordon played two years at John A. Logan College before transferring and playing one season for the Indiana Hoosiers. He was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 6th round of the 2019 MLB draft.

After high school, Gordon played his first two seasons of college baseball at John A. Logan College, a junior college in Carterville, Illinois. Gordon had a win-loss record of 6–0 in 14 games played and 8 games started in his freshman season; he finished with an ERA of 3.44 and recorded 52 strikeouts and 11 walks in 492⁄3 innings pitched while giving up only 2 home runs.

In his sophomore season at John A. Logan, Gordon went 9-2 and started all 12 of the games he appeared in, finishing with an ERA of 2.06 while recording 104 strikeouts and giving up 20 walks and 3 home runs in 70 innings pitched. Across both of his seasons at John A. Logan, Gordon went 15–2 in 26 games played and 20 games started, finishing with an ERA of 2.63. He struck out 156 batters in 119 2⁄3 innings for a K/9 rate of 11.73, allowed 31 walks for a BB/9 rate of 2.63, and gave up only 5 home runs for a HR/9 rate of 0.38. After his sophomore season, Gordon transferred to and played for the Indiana Hoosiers for his junior season. In 2019, the right-hander went 6–6 with a 3.81 ERA with 90 strikeouts and 19 walks in 87.1 innings pitched.

In 2022, Gordon went 12-7 in 25 starts with a 4.64 ERA while splitting between Rome and the Mississippi Braves. He also added 133 Strikeouts in 120 innings pitched. On July 7, 2024, Gordon was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. Gordon made his debut later that day against the Kansas City Royals at Coors Field. Gordon pitched a perfect first inning, which included striking out the first two batters he faced, Adam Frazier and Bobby Witt Jr. However, Gordon gave up three straight hits to behind the second inning, the third being an RBI-single to Freddy Fermín. Two batters later, Maikel García hit a three-run home run, giving the Royals a 4–0 advantage, with all four runs being scored in the second inning. Gordon gave up a solo home run to MJ Melendez in the 7th inning and was ultimately pulled after pitching 6+1⁄3 innings; he allowed 5 earned runs and 8 hits while striking out 4 batters and allowing no walks.

The featured size 13 Nike Alpha Huarache Baseball Cleats were game worn by Tanner Gordon in 2021 as a member of the Rome Braves. The Rome Braves (Currently the Rome Emperors) are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They are located in Rome, Georgia, and play their home games at AdventHealth Stadium. From 2003 to 2023, the team was known as the Rome Braves. In 2021, Gordon pitched in 11 games for Rome and was 2-4 with a 4.44 ERA. Gordon has signed the Cleats and added “Game Worn” in black. Gordon had initially started to sign the front of the cleats but opted to sign along the sides. (Please see Images) The Cleats show good use!

*******Please note that Gordon had initially started to sign the front of the Cleats but opted to sign along the sides. (Please see Images)