Rangers Acquire All-Star Gore from Nationals

The Texas Rangers acquired All-Star starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore from the Washington Nationals on Thursday in a trade that sent five minor league prospects to Washington, bolstering Texas's rotation as the team eyes a return to the playoffs.

Gore, a 26-year-old left-hander, joins a Rangers staff already featuring aces Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi. In 2025, his first All-Star season, Gore posted a 5-15 record with a 4.17 ERA over 30 starts, striking out 185 batters in 159 2/3 innings. He led Nationals pitchers with a 3.0 WAR and dominated early in the year, compiling a 3.02 ERA through 110 1/3 innings before the All-Star break while fanning 30.5 percent of batters faced. The deal gives Texas two years of team control over Gore, who debuted with Washington after being acquired from the San Diego Padres in August 2022 as part of the package that sent Juan Soto to San Diego. That trade also brought shortstop C.J. Abrams and outfielder James Wood to the Nationals, all three of whom have since earned All-Star nods.

In exchange, the Nationals received outfielder Yeremy Cabrera, shortstop and designated hitter Gavin Fien, infielder Devin FitzGerald, first baseman and outfielder...