Terrance Gore, the speedy outfielder who played for the Mets in 2022, has died at 34. He passed away on February 6 after complications from what was supposed to be a routine surgery, according to his wife Britney’s post on social media.
He leaves behind her and their three kids. Gore wasn’t a household name for power hitting or everyday play. He was a specialist—pure speed off the bench.
Drafted by the Royals in the 20th round in 2011, he debuted in 2014 and bounced around five teams over eight seasons: Royals, Cubs, Dodgers, Braves, and Mets. In 112 regular-season games and just 85 plate appearances, he stole 43 bases in 52 tries. That’s the best stolen-base-to-plate-appearance ratio in MLB history for anyone with 40+ steals.
He earned three World Series rings—2015 with Kansas City, 2020 with the Dodgers, and 2021 with the Braves—and went 5-for-6 stealing in the postseason across 11 games.
Managers brought him in late to change games. Buck Showalter, his skipper with the Mets, said if the score was tied and you put Gore in to run, “it was like the game was over.”
A History Of Speed
With New York in 2022, after signing a minor-league deal in June, he appeared in 10 games, stole three bases, got one hit, and scored once. Small role, but he did what he did best.
After baseball, Gore ran his own academy back in Panama City, Florida, coaching kids and giving back. Friends called him a “giving, giving man.
“Tributes rolled in quick from the Royals (who broke the news), MLB, Dodgers, Braves, Syracuse Mets, and more. It’s a tough one—guy was young, still in the game helping the next generation, and then gone over something routine. Doesn’t add up.Rest in peace, Terrance.
