Brian Gordon

Brian Ernest Gordon (born August 16, 1978, in West Point, New York) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the Korean Baseball Organization. He has previously played for the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, as well as SK Wyverns in Korea. His parents are Ernie Gordon, who grew up a Yankees fan in Hyde Park, New York, and Wendy Abrahamsen. They have since divorced. His father was an Army engineer stationed at West Point when he was born, but the family moved to Round Rock, Texas, before he was 2. His mother works as a secretary for the Round Rock Express. At Round Rock High School, his career record was 43-3, and his team, the Dragons, won the Texas class 5A state championship in...