Terrance Gore

American baseball player (born 1991)
Baseball player
Terrance Gore
Gore with the Mets in 2022
Outfielder
Born: (1991-06-08) June 8, 1991 (age 32)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 2014, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 2022, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average.216
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Stolen bases43
Teams
  • Kansas City Royals (2014–2017)
  • Chicago Cubs (2018)
  • Kansas City Royals (2019)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers (2020)
  • Atlanta Braves (2021)
  • New York Mets (2022)
Career highlights and awards
  • World Series champion (2021)

Terrance Jamar Gore (born June 8, 1991) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played college baseball at Gulf Coast Community College. He made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Kansas City Royals and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.

Gore was regarded as one of the fastest players in baseball and was mainly used as a pinch runner. Gore was frequently added to expanded rosters on contending teams late in the season and was on the postseason roster of a championship team three times - the Royals in 2015, the Dodgers in 2020, and the Braves in 2021.[1]

Amateur career

Originally from Macon, Georgia, Gore attended Jones County High School in Gray, Georgia, where he starred in baseball and football as a running back and wide receiver. During his senior year, Gore compiled over 1,000 rushing yards and averaged over nine yards per carry. During his four years playing baseball at the school, he stole 145 bases and hit .474 as a senior. Gore later attended Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, turning down football scholarships from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.[2] Gore spent one season at Gulf Coast, hitting .330 and had 51 steals in 54 attempts.[3]

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

Gore was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 20th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Gulf Coast Community College.[4]

During the 2014 season, Gore expressed a desire to quit baseball to his agent, Jay Witasick, as he was about to raise a family and was not progressing professionally as much as he would have liked. Royals special assistant Mike Sweeney also advised Gore against retirement, and, in early August, Gore was duly promoted to the Omaha Storm Chasers to focus on pinch-running and stealing bases.[5] On August 31, 2014, Gore was promoted to the Royals.[6] Gore became the 16th known player in Major League Baseball history to wear No. 0. He was the second Royal to wear the number after George Scott Jr.[7] He was used primarily as a designated pinch runner.[8]

Gore pinch running for the Kansas City Royals in 2015

Gore appeared on the 2015 ALDS and 2015 ALCS roster for the Royals, but not the World Series roster. Regardless, Gore received his first World Series ring.

He was non-tendered by the Royals on December 1, 2017, and signed a minor league contract with them the following day.[9]

Chicago Cubs

On August 15, 2018, Gore was traded to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for cash considerations, and assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.[10][11] He was promoted to the major leagues on September 1, 2018. On September 8, he recorded his first major league hit in the first game of a double header against the Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer.[12] He became a free agent after the 2018 season.[13]

Return to Kansas City

On December 18, 2018, Gore signed a one-year contract to return to the Royals.[14] He was designated for assignment on July 12, 2019 despite hitting .275 with 13 stolen bases.

New York Yankees

On July 17, 2019, Gore was traded to the New York Yankees for cash considerations. He was not added to the 40-man roster and was sent to the Yankees AAA affiliate.[15] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[16]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On February 17, 2020, Gore signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[17][18] On July 23, 2020, he was added to the opening day 30-man roster.[19][20] Gore appeared in two games for the Dodgers, playing one inning as a defensive replacement in the outfield and also pinch running before he was designated for assignment on July 30.[21] On September 30, 2020, Gore was added to the 28-man roster for the 2020 Wild Card Series matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers.[22] He did not appear in either of the two games in that series but remained on the roster for the second round series against the San Diego Padres. Manager Dave Roberts said that Gore might not appear in the series "...but if that situation presents itself, to not have him on the roster would be pretty costly, in my opinion.".[23] He did not play in any games in the postseason as he was left off the roster for the NLCS and the World Series.[24] Despite being left off the NLCS and World Series rosters, Gore still received a ring following the Dodgers championship victory, the second in his career.[25]

On October 31, 2020, Gore was outrighted off the 40-man roster.[26] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Atlanta Braves

On February 25, 2021, Gore signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.[27][28] Playing in 2021 for the Triple–A Gwinnett Stripers he batted .232/.361/.319 and stole 18 bases while being caught four times.[29]

On October 8, 2021, Gore was announced as part of the Braves 26-man roster for the NLDS.[30] In the NLDS series against the Milwaukee Brewers, he had one appearance as a pinch runner. He was removed from the National League Championship Series roster,[31] and though he returned to the World Series roster,[32] did not appear in any of the ensuing games.[33][34] The Braves eventually won the 2021 World Series, giving the Braves their first title since 1995, and Gore his second in a row, and third in seven years.[35][36] On November 6, 2021, Gore was outrighted off of the 40-man roster[37] and elected free agency the next day.

New York Mets

On June 6, 2022, Gore signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets organization.[38][39] He was selected to the active roster on August 31.[40] On November 10, he was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Syracuse Mets; he elected free agency the same day.[41]

References

  1. ^ Cooper, J.J. (2022-09-01). "Terrance Gore, Mr. Pinch Runner, Joins the Mets". Baseball America. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  2. ^ "Meet the fastest man in baseball: Royals pinch-run specialist Terrance Gore".
  3. ^ Andrew (23 July 2012). "The Baseball Historian: Royals Terrance Gore Trying to Speed His Way Through Minors".
  4. ^ "Gore drafted, signs with Kansas City Royals". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Lee, Joon (October 1, 2022). "'I'm trying to catch Tom Brady': How Terrance Gore's unusual career got him three rings ... and counting". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Royals to add three as September callups".
  7. ^ "MLB Players Who Wore Number 0 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Jarrod Dyson activated off disabled list". MLB.com.
  9. ^ Downing, Kyle (December 2, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/2/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Knowles, Joe (August 15, 2018). "Cubs acquire outfielder/pinch-runner Terrance Gore from Royals". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  11. ^ Muskat, Carrie (August 15, 2018). "Cubs acquire Terrance Gore from Royals". MLB.com.
  12. ^ "After five years in majors, Terrance Gore got his first major league hit". 9 September 2018.
  13. ^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  14. ^ "Royals sign speedy OF Gore to split contract". ESPN.com. December 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "Yankees acquire OF Terrance Gore from Kansas City". MLB.com. July 17, 2019.
  16. ^ Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  17. ^ Plunkett, Bill (February 17, 2020). "Dodgers' Justin Turner lashes out at MLB commissioner over handling of Astros". Daily Breeze. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  18. ^ Torres, Maria (October 1, 2020). "Dodgers' Terrance Gore waiting for his Dave Roberts moment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  19. ^ Hoornstra, J. P. (July 23, 2020). "Dodgers' Opening Day roster includes Terrance Gore, Dustin May, 6 first-timers". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  20. ^ Hoornstra, J. P. (July 23, 2020). "Dodgers announce 30-man Opening Day roster". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Dodgers recall LHP Victor González". MLB.com. July 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  22. ^ Plunkett, Bill (September 30, 2020). "Dodgers add Terrance Gore and Keibert Ruiz to roster for Wild Card Series, leave off Gavin Lux and Dylan Floro". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  23. ^ Stephen, Eric (October 6, 2020). "Edwin Ríos left off NLDS roster with groin injury". SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  24. ^ "Dodgers' Terrance Gore: Dropped from the roster for NLCS". CBS Sports. October 12, 2020.
  25. ^ Anderson, R.J. (October 28, 2020). "World Series: Five unheralded Dodgers who will receive 2020 championship ring". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  26. ^ Gurnick, Ken (November 1, 2020). "Dodgers outright Gore off 40-man roster". MLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  27. ^ Great, Ivan the (February 25, 2021). "Braves ink speedster Terrance Gore to minor league deal". Talking Chop.
  28. ^ "Braves Sign Terrance Gore To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors.
  29. ^ "Terrance Gore Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  30. ^ "Rich Rod out, Smyly in on Braves' DS roster". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  31. ^ Burns, Gabriel (October 16, 2021). "Braves announce roster for NLCS vs. Dodgers". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  32. ^ Bowman, Mark (October 26, 2021). "With Wright & Gore in, Braves set WS roster". MLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  33. ^ "Atlanta Braves: Terrance Gore's head-shaking statistical anomaly". Call to the Pen. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  34. ^ Gratoff, Pete (November 4, 2021). "A World Series champ again, ex-Royal Terrance Gore's career is unlike any in history". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  35. ^ "Atlanta Braves win 2021 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  36. ^ "Terrance Gore, a stranger with three world series rings".
  37. ^ "Braves' Terrance Gore: Outrighted to Triple-A".
  38. ^ Abriano, Danny (June 8, 2022). "Mets sign OF Terrance Gore to minor league deal". SNY. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  39. ^ Gratoff, Pete (June 9, 2022). "Mets signed ex-Royals outfielder Terrance Gore and some fans think it's a good omen". Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  40. ^ "Mets lose rookie Brett Baty to thumb surgery, promote speedster Terrance Gore to majors".
  41. ^ "Terrance Gore: Returns to free agency". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

External links

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Atlanta Braves 2021 World Series champions
1 Ozzie Albies
5 Freddie Freeman
7 Dansby Swanson
8 Eddie Rosario (NLCS MVP)
9 Orlando Arcia
11 Terrance Gore
12 Jorge Soler (World Series MVP)
14 Adam Duvall
16 Travis d'Arnaud
18 Drew Smyly
22 Joc Pederson
23 Ehire Adrianza
24 William Contreras
27 Austin Riley
30 Kyle Wright
33 A. J. Minter
36 Ian Anderson
38 Guillermo Heredia
50 Charlie Morton
51 Will Smith
54 Max Fried
55 Chris Martin
60 Jesse Chavez
64 Tucker Davidson
68 Tyler Matzek
74 Dylan Lee
77 Luke Jackson
Manager
43 Brian Snitker
Coaches
Bench Coach 4 Walt Weiss
First Base Coach 2 Eric Young Sr.
Third Base Coach 37 Ron Washington
Hitting Coach 28 Kevin Seitzer
Pitching Coach 39 Rick Kranitz
Assistant Hitting Coach 59 José Castro
Assistant Hitting Coach 70 Bobby Magallanes
Bullpen Coach 58 Drew French
Batting Practice Pitcher 98 Tomás Pérez
Catching Coach 57 Sal Fasano
Bullpen Catcher 97 Jimmy Leo
Bullpen Catcher 99 José Yepez
Regular season
National League Division Series
National League Championship Series