There was a write-up on Terrance Gore, 31 years old, been around the league for 8 seasons:
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He has only 16 career base hits, but he has stolen 43 bases. He has more game appearances (112) than plate appearances (85). This year, Gore has stolen three bases while collecting only one hit, a single in Wednesday’s season finale.
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He has exactly one run batted in during his career. But he does have three World Series rings.
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Baseball is a game of specialists. There are all-or-nothing sluggers, weak-hitting infielders who are slick with their gloves and left-handed relievers who are expected to neutralize a few key hitters per game.
But as the Mets prepare for their wild-card series against the San Diego Padres, and a potential deep run in the postseason, they are committed to perhaps the game’s most specialized player: Terrance Gore, a speedy veteran who is officially an outfielder but spends the majority of his time on the basepaths.
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