Kansas City Royals icon and Nebraska native Alex Gordon has retired after a 14-year career at the Major League level. The club has confirmed Gordon's retirement. He will finish the current season before formally hanging up his spikes.

Now 36 years old, Gordon was the No. 2 overall pick by the Royals back in 2005 after standout careers at the University of Nebraska and Lincoln Southeast High School. He spent his entire professional career in the Royals' organization, helping to stoke a baseball renaissance in Kansas City as the Royals appeared in back-to-back World Series, including their 2015 victory.

Gordon, who began his professional career as a third-baseman, eventually switched to the outfield, where he earned seven Gold Gloves. He has a career batting average of .257 along with 190 home runs. As a Husker, he led Nebraska to the 2005 College World Series and earned the Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Trophy, the Brooks Wallace Award and the Baseball America National Player of the Year in his final season in Lincoln.