Terrance Gore, whose base-stealing ability endeared him to mulitple World Series championship teams over eight major league seasons, died unexpectedly at age 34 on Friday.
Gore’s death was announced in a Facebook post by the Hurricane Sports baseball account, the Panama City, Florida-based youth sports organization where Gore was a coach, and confirmed to Newsweek Sports.
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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 career games. He was the co-owner of a hitting facility in Panama City, Florida, where he ran day-to-day operations since September 2024.
Gore is survived by his wife, Britney, and three children.
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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.
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