Terrance Gore

Terrance J. Gore (born June 8, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Terrance Gore
Gore with the Iowa Cubs organization in 2018
Free agent
Outfielder / Pinch runner
Born: (1991-06-08) June 8, 1991
Macon, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 2014, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.224
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Stolen bases40
Teams

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.[1] Gore spent one season at Gulf Coast, hitting .330 and had 51 steals in 54 attempts.[2]

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.[3]

On August 31, 2014, Gore was promoted to the Royals.[4] Gore is the 16th player in Major League Baseball history to wear No. 0. He is the second Royal to wear the number after George Scott, Jr.[5] He was used primarily as a designated pinch runner.[6]

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 for his performance in the playoffs.

He was non-tendered by the Royals on December 1, 2017, and signed a minor league contract with them the following day.[7]

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.[8] 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' Starting Pitcher Max Scherzer.[9] He became a free agent after the 2018 season.[10]

Return to Kansas City

On December 18, 2018, Gore signed a one-year contract to return to the Royals.[11] 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.[12] He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[13]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On February 17, 2020, Gore signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[14] On July 23, 2020, he was added to the opening day 30-man roster. 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.[15] On September 30, 2020, Gore was added to the 28-man roster for the 2020 Wild Card Series matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers.[16] 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.".[17] He did not play in any games in the post-season as he was left off the roster for the NLCS and the World Series.[18] On October 31, 2020, Gore was outrighted off the 40-man roster.[19] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

References
  1. "Meet the fastest man in baseball: Royals pinch-run specialist Terrance Gore".
  2. Andrew (23 July 2012). "The Baseball Historian: Royals Terrance Gore Trying to Speed His Way Through Minors".
  3. "Gore drafted, signs with Kansas City Royals". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014.
  4. "Royals to add three as September callups".
  5. "MLB Players Who Wore Number 0 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "Jarrod Dyson activated off disabled list". MLB.com.
  7. Downing, Kyle (December 2, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/2/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  8. Todd, Jeff (August 15, 2018). "Cubs Acquire Terrance Gore". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. "After five years in majors, Terrance Gore got his first major league hit". 9 September 2018.
  10. Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  11. "Royals sign speedy OF Gore to split contract". ESPN.com. December 18, 2018.
  12. "Yankees acquire OF Terrance Gore from Kansas City". MLB.com. July 17, 2019.
  13. Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  14. "Dodgers Sign Terrance Gore To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors.
  15. Adams, Steve (July 30, 2020). "Dodgers Designate Terrance Gore For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  16. 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.
  17. Stephen, Eric (October 6, 2020). "Edwin Ríos left off NLDS roster with groin injury". SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  18. "Dodgers' Terrance Gore: Dropped from roster for NLCS". CBS Sports. October 12, 2020.
  19. "Dodgers Outright Terrance Gore". MLB Trade Rumors. November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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