By MATT PIKE
Best known for his speed on the bases, former Kansas City Royal Terrance Gore, a three time World Series champion, has died at 34 years old.
Gore’s Major League career was unique. He had just 85 regular-season plate appearances through 112 games. His first hit didn’t come until 2018, his fifth season in the league, spanning just 12 at-bats. But by that point, Gore had already racked up 23 stolen bases in the regular season and four more in the playoffs.
The Royals drafted the Gore in the 20th round of the 2011 Draft. He debuted with Kansas City in 2014 and received just two plate appearances in 11 games that season. But he went 5-for-5 in steals and then nabbed three more bases during the postseason as the franchise advanced to its first World Series since 1985.
The following year, Gore stole a base during ALDS Game 4 in a win over the Astros en route to the Royals’ first championship in 30 years. He also had a steal during the 2018 National League Wild Card Game with the Cubs and then stole a career-best 13 bases in 2019 during his second stint with Kansas City.
Gore went on to win World Series rings with the 2020 Dodgers and the 2021 Braves. Gore made his only appearance with Atlanta that entire year as a pinch-runner in NLDS Game 2 against the Brewers.
For his career, the speedster recorded 16 hits and just one RBI, but he stole 48 bases in 58 tries and scored 36 runs (postseason included).
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