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With Jean Segura on the paternity list, Dee Gordon gets a start at shortstop

Dee Gordon isn’t a super-utility player, and he doesn’t want to be considered as one.

“Yeah, let’s not go there,” he said.

But it’s starting to seem that way this season. With Mariners starting shortstop Jean Segura placed on the paternity list on Friday afternoon to be with his wife, who was expected to give birth later that evening, manager Scott Servais penciled Gordon into the starting lineup at shortstop.

“We decided to slide Dee Gordon over there tonight,” manager Scott Servais said. “He’s excited to go back there. And we’ll see how it works.”

When asked by Servais, Gordon’s response: “Cool.