Paul Scott "Ricky" Jordan (born May 26, 1965)[1] is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played from 1988 to 1996 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners.

Jordan's adoptive father died when he was five, and one of his youth sports coaches became very influential in his upbringing.

He attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California.

He was selected in the first round (22nd overall) on the June 1983 amateur baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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