Terrance Gore’s young son did his late father proud during Royals ceremony
The Royals’ home opener is a day for cheerful optimism and excitement about the season ahead.
Smiles usually abound, but Royals general manager J.J. Picollo fought back tears at one point during a news conference ahead of Monday’s game against the Twins at Kauffman Stadium.
Picollo had been asked about the Royals’ plans to pay tribute to the late Terrance Gore, an outfielder who played on the 2015 World Series championship team. Gore died last month following complications after emergency surgery to have his appendix removed.
“It’s such a tragic thing to lose a guy at 34 years old,” Picollo said before pausing because he was choked up.
Picollo fought back tears for more than 10 seconds before continuing.
“But you know, it’s the least we could do for his family, so it’ll be fun to see his kids out there,” Picollo said. “His son’s a baseball player. (Terrance) was very involved with his youth team. So we had Zane out on the field the other day, running around. Our players do what they do. They’re special guys. They made that day special. And hopefully it’s the same thing today, and our fans appreciate celebrating Terrance’s life.”
Zane Gore is the 11-year-old son of Terrance, who also had another son, Camden, and a daughter, Skylyn Gore.
The Royals read a tribute to Gore before Monday’s game and showed his photo on the Crown Vision board. Zane Gore threw the ceremonial first pitch. His family received flowers, too.
Gore, who was known for his blazing speed and base-stealing ability, also was honored by the Braves on Sunday before the Royals’ 4-1 win over Atlanta.
In addition to winning a World Series with the Royals in 2015, Gore won titles with Atlanta in 2021 and the Dodgers in 2020.
Terrance Gore’s son throws a strike
After a moment of silence for Gore, his widow, Britney, took the field before first pitch with her three kids.
Picollo handed a bouquet of flowers to her and took 1-year-old Cameron in his hands. As Zane Gore took the mound, Royals Hall of Famer Alex Gordon emerged from the dugout to catch the ceremonial first pitch.
And it was a beauty as Zane, a lefty, threw a perfect strike. There’s no question he did his father proud.
This story was originally published March 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM.
