[1] As a child, Gordon's family would sometimes make the drive from Omaha to Kansas City, Missouri, to attend Royals games.

[5] During his time at the University of Nebraska, Gordon was a member of the 2004 United States national baseball team, which included players from 15 different colleges.

He hit 29 home runs and stole 22 bases with an on-base plus slugging over 1.000 in his first full season in minor league baseball with the Double-A Wichita Wranglers.

[8] Declining to play for Team USA in 2006, Gordon led the Wichita Wranglers to the Texas League playoffs.

Topps issued Gordon's rookie card prematurely, as only players on 25-man rosters or who have played in at least one Major League game are eligible.

[17] On April 10, 2007, he hit his first major league home run off pitcher Josh Towers of the Toronto Blue Jays.

[18] Despite Gordon hitting .185 with three home runs and eight RBI through his first two months as an everyday starter,[19] the Royals remained patient with him.

[21] On September 12, Gordon hit his 34th double of the year against the Minnesota Twins, establishing a Royals rookie record.

[24] On Opening Day, 2008 (which occurred on March 31), Gordon hit a two-run home run off Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander.

[27] Gordon struggled at the beginning of the 2009 season, hitting just 2-for-21 (.095) with one home run and three RBIs in seven games before being injured while sliding.

[19] He underwent surgery on April 17 to repair a tear in the labral cartilage of the right hip, and was on the disabled list for twelve weeks.

[28] After playing a few games in the minors, Gordon came off the disabled list and rejoined the Royals on July 17 going 1 for 4 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

[29][30] Gordon stole home for the first time in his career on August 2 against the Rays, becoming the first Royal to do that since Mendy López in 2003.

[17] Following a broken thumb suffered in Spring Training, Gordon began the 2010 season on a minor league rehab assignment with Class-A Advanced Wilmington.

Rusty Kuntz, a coach in the Royals' organization stated that "If he can catch a fly ball in this mess, he’s going to be OK."[37] While playing for Omaha, Gordon was named to the Pacific Coast League's All-Star team.

[42] Gordon was selected as an American League finalist for the 2011 All-Star Final Vote, but Paul Konerko was elected.

Under the Royals' agreement, he could have earned an additional $25K if he had reached 700 plate appearances, putting him at the original midpoint.

[49] This tied him with Billy Butler for the second-greatest single-season number of doubles in team history, behind Hal McRae's 1977 season.

On August 6, he recorded his 1,000th career hit when he singled off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Wade Miley.

[56] Gordon represented the tying run in the 9th inning of Game 7 of the 2014 World Series, when with two outs, he lined a long single to left center.

He reached third base when Giants' center fielder Gregor Blanco misplayed the ball, but was stranded when catcher Salvador Pérez fouled out to Pablo Sandoval to end the game and the series.

[64] He finished the regular season with a .271 batting average/.377 on-base percentage/.432 slugging percentage with 18 doubles, 13 home runs, and 48 RBIs.

Gordon hit a home run off of Luke Gregerson in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 2015 AL Divisional Series.

[70] Gordon, along with all of the Royals, attended the World Series parade and pep rally in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, at Union Station on November 3.

[71] Gordon signed a four-year deal worth $72 million to remain with the Royals with a mutual option for the 2020 season on January 6, 2016.

[72] On May 22, 2016, Gordon collided with Royals' third-baseman Mike Moustakas while chasing a Melky Cabrera pop-up into foul territory down the left field line against the Chicago White Sox.

While he stated that he did not lean in towards the pitch to give himself a better chance of being hit, Gordon did admit that he had done so during his college career.

[45] Before the 2018 season, Gordon was inducted into the Lincoln Southeast High School Athletics Hall of Fame.

[87] His final career game was on September 27 against the Detroit Tigers, and received one at-bat in which he struck out to lead off the bottom of the first inning, his first leadoff appearance since April 2017.

Gordon then went out to take his position in left field in the top of the second before being pulled back to the dugout and replaced by Franchy Cordero.