NEW YORK — Kansas City’s Alex Gordon didn’t realize the worth of an All-Star appearance.Yes, there’s the prestige.But in his case, there’s a huge financial award tucked away in his contract.By making the American League team for Tuesday night’s game at Citi Field, the Royals outfielder received automatic $500,000 raises in each of the next two seasons and will earn $10.75 million in 2014 and $13.25 million in 2015, according to contract terms obtained by The Associated Press.“I kind of knew something was in there, but not how much it was or what it involved,” Gordon said. “It didn’t cross my mind right away, though. My agent told me the other day what was going on.”The price of Gordon’s 2016 player option also increased by $500,000 to $13.25 million.