Gordon Blakeley

Helped scout, sign & develop players like David Ortiz, Alfonso Soriano, Ronald Acuna, Jr., Robinson Cano + many more! @gyardlegacy

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Miss those days - he broke the mold.

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Amazing insight from legendary MLB scout Gordon Blakeley about taking warmups seriously between innings and before the game. You never know who is watching!

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6’9 Freshman @Webb__Baseball RHP Malang Nak from South Sudan, Africa throwing 90 mph gas in Tennessee last week. Started pitching last season. 👀🤯

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Amazing story from legendary MLB scout Gordon Blakeley diving into his impact on the Tino Martinez trade and promotion of Mariano Rivera to closer.

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Amazing insight from legendary MLB scout Gordon Blakeley about taking warmups seriously between innings and before the game. You never know who is watching! ⚾️🔥

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It doesn’t matter where you start, its where you finish! Only two SEC players are currently in the Hall of Fame.

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Gordon Blakeley shares a memory of George Steinbrenner always trying to find winning players regardless of their background.

Gordon worked for the Yankees from 1994-2016 as Senior VP of Baseball Operations overseeing player development and scouting.

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@Baseball_Help1 Happens a lot commitment is meaningless - money not discussed until later - lot of factors here - lhp crafty gd cb and ch - hitter have bad day - scouted a long time never judged a hitter on 4 ABs

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Former Yankees veteran scout Gordon Blakeley shares how he found & signed Alfonso Soriano from the Hiroshima Carp minor league team in Japan. ⚾️🔥

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Former major leaguer @ChadBell19 built @VolPerformance to develop players & give back to the community he grew up playing in. Nearly 25,000 square feet with 10 total cages & all the best technology!

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@bsbvault @ScoopBertman @gyardlegacy @gyardbaseball @davidortiz What goes unsaid that camps have to be set up with players with tools - these are not open workouts - Latin scouts are trained to bring in the better tooled players - Ortiz was in numerous camps prior to signing with Seattle-

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@ronhubbard1606 @SteveGuest @JabbokJosh You are dead on

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Knoxville Smokies Outside Events Coordinator Richie Juliano talking with MLB scouting legend Gordon Blakeley about how excited everyone is to bring the team back home to Knoxville with a brand new $100+ million stadium.

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Legendary scout Gordon Blakeley shares how he signed David Ortiz as the Latin America Supervisor in Seattle and what adjustment turned him into Big Papi.

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Great time with @FultonBaseball a coaching staff that truly cares about these young men. Good luck this season!

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Amazing speech from coach Chris Capozzi (@chriscapozzi5) talking to @FultonBaseball about competing in baseball and life. 🔥💯

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How many times do you get to touch a World Series ring?

Gordon Blakeley helped build some of the best New York Yankees teams ever as George Steinbrenner’s right-hand man on the scouting side.

Also worked for the Mariners and Braves.

Some of the players he has signed over the years include David Ortiz, Robinson Cano, Ronald Acuna Jr, Alfonso Soriano.

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Our team was honored to have longtime MLB scout Gordon Blakeley @LegacyScouting, along with Coach @chriscapozzi5 with @gyardlegacy, and @tnballplayers with us at practice today. Our players were blessed to learn from so many great baseball people!

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Legendary scout Gordon Blakeley sharing a simple drill that once helped Ronald Acuña Jr. keep his weight back.

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South Carolina 2029 OF/RHP Carter Nash (@Carter_R_Nash) taking a round of batting practice at the @gyardbaseball Showcase. Only 15 years old.

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Legendary scout Gordon Blakeley (@LegacyScouting) saw something he could fix with this infielder and didn’t hesitate to go work with him after the @gyardbaseball Showcase Game.