Terrance Gore, whose base-stealing ability endeared him to multiple World Series championship teams over eight major league seasons, died unexpectedly at age 34 on Friday.
Gore is survived by his wife, Britney, and three children.
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Gore played for the Kansas City Royals (2014-17, 2019), Chicago Cubs (2018), Los Angeles Dodgers (2020), Atlanta Braves (2021) and New York Mets (2022).
Gore last played in 2022, retiring with a .216 batting average and 43 stolen bases in 112 MLB games. He was the co-owner of a hitting facility in Panama City, Florida, where he ran day-to-day operations since September 2024.
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Originally drafted by the Royals out of Gulf Coast State College in 2011, Gore had played only 17 minor league games above the advanced Class-A level when he was promoted to the big leagues for the first time in September 2014.
Gore joined the Royals for the final month of the regular season and their postseason run, which culminated in a World Series appearance against the San Francisco Giants. It was a pattern that would follow Gore throughout his career.
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Gore played only 17 regular season games for the Royals in 2015 and another 85 at Double-A. That October, he helped them beat the Mets in the World Series. Gore made two postseason appearances during the Royals’ 2015 playoff run, both as a pinch runner, and stole a base in the American League Division Series.
Gore spent the first seven years of his career in the Kansas City organization. In August 2018, the Royals traded Gore to the Cubs, who were gearing up for a postseason run of their own. Over the final six years of his playing career, Gore played for six different organizations.
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Gore played two games for the Dodgers during the pandemic-shortened 2020 regular season, but did not appear in a postseason game as Los Angeles ended its 32-year championship drought.
In February 2021, Gore signed a minor league contract with the Braves. Although he spent the entire regular season in the minors, Gore appeared in one October playoff game as the Braves won the World Series.
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Gore signed with the Mets in June 2022 and appeared in one game for them in the National League Division Series, which the Mets lost to the San Diego Padres.
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