Terrance Jamar Gore (born June 8, 1991) is an American former professional

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. He played

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. He made his MLB debut in 2014 with the

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and also played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. 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.

Amateur career

Originally from

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, Gore attended Jones County High School in

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, where he starred in baseball and

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as a

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and

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. 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

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, turning down football scholarships from the

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and

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

Professional career

Kansas City Royals

Gore was drafted by the

in the 20th round of the

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out of

. During the 2014 season, Gore expressed a desire to quit baseball to his agent,

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, as he was about to raise a family and was not progressing professionally as much as he would have liked. Royals special assistant

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also advised Gore against retirement, and, in early August, Gore was duly promoted to the

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to focus on pinch-running and stealing bases. On August 31, 2014, Gore was promoted to the Royals. 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. He was used primarily as a designated

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. 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.

Chicago Cubs

On August 15, 2018, Gore was traded to the

in exchange for cash considerations, and assigned to the Triple-A

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. He was promoted to the major leagues on September 1. On September 8, he recorded his first major league hit in the first game of a double header against the

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pitcher

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. Gore elected free agency following the season on November 2.

Kansas City Royals (second stint)

On December 18, 2018, Gore signed a one-year contract to return to the Royals. 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

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in exchange for cash considerations. He was subsequently assigned to the Triple–A

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, for whom he batted .164/.324/.255 with one home run and three RBI. Gore elected free agency following the season on November 4.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On February 17, 2020, Gore signed a minor league contract with the

. On July 23, he was added to the Opening Day 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. On September 30, Gore was added to the 28-man roster for the 2020 Wild Card Series matchup against the

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. 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

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. 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.". He did not play in any games in the postseason as he was left off the roster for the

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and the

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

Atlanta Braves

On February 25, 2021, Gore signed a minor league contract with the

organization. Playing in 2021 for the Triple–A

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he batted .232/.361/.319 and stole 18 bases while being caught four times. On October 8, 2021, Gore was announced as part of the Braves 26-man roster for the

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. In the NLDS series against the

, he had one appearance as a pinch runner. He was removed from the National League Championship Series roster, and though he returned to the World Series roster, did not appear in any of the ensuing games. 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. On November 6, 2021, Gore was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency the next day.

New York Mets

On June 6, 2022, Gore signed a minor league deal with the

organization. He was selected to the active roster on August 31. On November 10, he was removed from the

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and sent outright to the Triple–A

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; he elected free agency the same day.

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