Dee Gordon still gets emotional when he talks about his late mother, Devona Denise Strange, who was shot and killed by her boyfriend more 23 years ago.
Those feelings usually bubble up for the Marlins’ second baseman whenever he hosts the kids who are a part of his Flash of Hope program, which he and the state attorney’s office teammed up to start three years ago. Gordon, 29, meets with youngsters who like him lost a parent due to an act of domestic violence.
They either come to see and meet with Gordon before a game or he ends up hosting a bowling party or another fun event.