Bleacher Report · Sep 3, 2020
Dee Gordon Changes Last Name to Honor His Mom, DeVona Strange, Who Was Killed
Seattle Mariners infielder and outfielder Dee Gordon told the team he wants to be referred to as Dee Strange-Gordon going forward, per Greg Johns of MLB.com, in honor of his late mother DeVona Strange, who was killed when he was seven.
Strange was shot and killed by her boyfriend, Lynford Schultz, who served five years in prison for manslaughter.
Gordon told B/R's Scott Miller in 2019 that Devaris Strange-Gordon is his legal name.
"She had this beautiful smile, man," Gordon told Miller. "I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was so sweet."
"Now that I'm an adult, I know all she did for me."