{"id":561614,"date":"2026-02-08T21:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/561614\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T21:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:35:28","slug":"mets-morning-news-rip-terrance-gore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/561614\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets Morning News: RIP Terrance Gore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the Mets<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Anthony DiComo of MLB.com ran down the Mets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/mets\/news\/mets-biggest-questions-2026-spring-training\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:biggest questions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">biggest questions<\/a> heading into spring training, including whether Carson Benge will break camp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Freddy Peralta and Clay Holmes were among the pitchers to <a href=\"https:\/\/sny.tv\/articles\/mets-freddy-peralta-clay-holmes-live-bp-port-st-lucie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:throw batting practice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">throw batting practice<\/a> in yesterday\u2019s workout at Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Around the National League East<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Phillies signed free agent reliever Lou Trivino to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/status\/2020246984389726578\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:minor league deal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">minor league deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Trea Turner is on track to become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/trea-turner-among-active-leaders-in-stolen-bases\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:active stolen base leader;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">active stolen base leader<\/a> in the next few seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Marlins will be wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/2020292078786490496?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:teal throwback uniforms;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">teal throwback uniforms<\/a> for home Sunday games this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Atlanta Braves pitcher Hurston Waldrep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walb.com\/2026\/02\/08\/atlanta-braves-pitcher-hurston-waldrep-has-jersey-retired-thomasville\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:had his jersey retired;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">had his jersey retired<\/a> Friday night at his alma mater Thomasville High School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mark Bowman gave his thoughts about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/predictions-for-ronald-acuna-jr-matt-olson-and-more-braves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:seven Braves players;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">seven Braves players<\/a> and what their 2026 seasons may look like.<\/p>\n<p>Around Major League Baseball<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Former major league outfielder and stolen base specialist Terrance Gore tragically <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/2020188163122036826\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:passed away;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">passed away<\/a> at the age of 34, we learned yesterday. Gore was a member of the back-to-back AL champion and 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals, as well as a member of the 2022 Mets, who were the final team he played for in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/terrance-gore-passes-away\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:eight-season big league career;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">eight-season big league career<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jared Greenspan of MLB.com reviews the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/best-one-two-rotation-punches-in-baseball-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:teams with the top ten 1-2 punches atop the rotation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">teams with the top ten 1-2 punches atop the rotation<\/a> based on projected WAR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">MLB.com speculated upon some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/possible-2026-mlb-world-series-matchups\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:unlikely, but possible World Series matchups;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">unlikely, but possible World Series matchups<\/a> for 2026, including a theoretical matchup between the Mets and Orioles.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday at Amazin\u2019 Avenue<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jos\u00e9 Ramos is likely to begin 2026 in Triple-A Syracuse, but he may have a role to play on the team this season given the Mets\u2019 thin outfield depth, wrote Chris McShane in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazinavenue.com\/new-york-mets-roster\/89950\/mets-2026-season-preview-jose-ramos-outfield-center-field\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:season preview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">season preview<\/a> for the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>This Date in Mets History<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On this date in 1994, the Mets <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYMhistory\/status\/1888236992078418313?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:signed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">signed<\/a> Rey Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez. He went on to win three consecutive Gold Gloves from 1997 to 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com ran down the Mets\u2019 biggest questions heading into spring training, including&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2398],"tags":[46,5,1712,753,38015,55,2169,18167,4850,4,415,61,125,16006,1713,2063,414,71,4222],"class_list":["post-561614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-washington-nationals","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-baseball","tag-clay-holmes","tag-freddy-peralta","tag-hurston-waldrep","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-lou-trivino","tag-mark-bowman","tag-mark-canha","tag-mlb","tag-nationals","tag-new-york-mets","tag-orioles","tag-terrance-gore","tag-trea-turner","tag-tyler-naquin","tag-washington","tag-washington-nationals","tag-washingtonnationals"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116037165631989465","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}