Terrance Gore

Terrance Gore
Gore with the Kansas City Royals in 2015
Chicago Cubs – No. 1
Left fielder / 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 2018 season)
Batting average .063
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 0
Stolen bases 27
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Terrance J. Gore (born June 8, 1991) is an American professional baseball left fielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2014.

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 by the Kansas City Royals 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 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.[9]

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 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  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.
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