Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, October 21, 2014

Nebraska fans will love this: Alex Gordon is on the cover of the World Series Game 1 program.

Gordon, who starred at Nebraska for three seasons before becoming the No. 2 pick in the 2005 MLB First-Year Player Draft, and the Royals open the World Series vs. San Francisco on Tuesday night at Kaufman Stadium.

This is the Royals' first trip to the Fall Classic since 1985, when they beat St. Louis in seven games to win their one and only championship.

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In eight postseason games, all wins, Gordon is hitting .222 with one home run and a team-high nine RBI.

Game 1 is at 8:07 p.m. ET tonight on FOX. Track the game here.