Terrance Gore, who played in two World Series with the Kansas City Royals (and was a member of the team’s 2015 championship team), has died at the age of 34. The Royals announced the news on Saturday.
Gore played eight seasons in the MLB, including five with Kansas City. Due to his speed, he was primarily used as a backup baserunner and defensive replacement, batting .216/.310/.270 with 43 stolen bases in 112 career games.
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His best season was 2019, when he batted .275/.362/.373 with 13 stolen bases, 2 doubles and 1 triple in 58 games. Gore also set a double-digit steal record in 2016, when he stole 11 bags.
During his career, Gore also played for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. He won World Series championships with the Dodgers and Braves. In the 2021 season, Gore only appeared in the playoffs with Atlanta, entering the second game of the National League Division Series as a backup runner.
In the playoffs, Gore appeared in 11 games, stealing 5 bases and scoring 2 runs. He had no hits and only reached base twice.
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Gore died of complications from a medical procedure, the Kansas City Star reported. His wife Britney posted about her husband’s death on social media. The couple has two sons.
A native of Macon, Georgia, Gore was a 20th round pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft out of Gulf Coast State College. He made the major leagues in 2014 after being promoted from Single-A to Triple-A in the Royals minor league system.