MacKenzie Gore

MacKenzie Evan Gore (born February 24, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

MacKenzie Gore
Gore pitching in the 2019 All-Star Futures Game
San Diego Padres – No. 89
Pitcher
Born: (1999-02-24) February 24, 1999
Whiteville, North Carolina
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Career

Gore attended Whiteville High School in Whiteville, North Carolina. As a junior, he was 12–1 with a 0.08 earned run average (ERA) and 174 strikeouts in 88 ​1⁄3 innings pitched.[1][2] During the season, he threw a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts.[3] He led Whiteville to the 1-A state championship four years in a row, winning three, with Gore being named MVP of all three victories.[4] During the summer 2016, he played in the Perfect Game Classic at Petco Park.[5]

Gore committed to the East Carolina University to play college baseball.[6] He was considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8][9] He was drafted by the San Diego Padres with the third overall pick. He signed a rookie contract on June 23, 2017.[10] He spent 2017 with the Arizona League Padres where he pitched in seven games, posting a 0–1 record, a 1.27 ERA, and a 0.98 WHIP in seven starts.[11] He spent 2018 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, going 2-5 with a 4.45 ERA in 16 starts.[12]

Gore began 2019 with the Lake Elsinore Storm,[13], earning California League All-Star honors.[14] That June, he was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[15] After pitching to a 7–1 record and a 1.02 ERA over 15 starts, striking out 110 batters over ​79 1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Amarillo Sod Poodles in early July.[16][17][18] He produced a 2–1 record with a 4.15 ERA over ​21 2⁄3 innings for Amarillo.[19]

At the start of 2020, MLBPipeline rated Gore as the best pitching prospect in MLB (#5 overall).[20]

References
  1. "All-Area baseball – Whiteville High's Mackenzie Gore flirts with flawless ERA in an amazing season".
  2. editor, Earl Vaughan Jr. Scholastic sports. "Whiteville's MacKenzie Gore named region baseball player of the year".CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. "Player of the Week May 1–7: Whiteville's Mackenzie Gore -". varsitynow.blogs.starnewsonline.com.
  4. "Gore heads list of 2016 All-Columbus baseball players – The News Reporter". 13 June 2016.
  5. Ricketts, AJ. "Whiteville's Mackenzie Gore pitches in Perfect Game Classic".
  6. "Whiteville's Gore commits to ECU -". varsitynow.blogs.starnewsonline.com.
  7. Smist, John. "MacKenzie Gore named top MLB draft prospects".
  8. "Game Report: MacKenzie Gore Strikes Out 14 - BaseballAmerica.com". 29 April 2017.
  9. "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
  10. https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/padres-draft-mackenzie-gore-with-no-3-pick/c-235991534
  11. "MacKenzie Gore Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  12. "MacKenzie Gore Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  13. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-04-06/padres-prospect-mackenzie-gore-lake-elsinore-storm
  14. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/mackenzie-gore-luis-castro-lead-california-league-all-stars/c-307845398
  15. Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  16. https://www.milb.com/milb/news/san-diego-padres-mackenzie-gore-promoted-to-double-a-amarillo-sod-poodles/c-308903578
  17. https://abc7amarillo.com/sports/content/padres-top-ranked-prospect-promoted-to-amarillo
  18. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2019-07-09/minors-padres-promote-mackenzie-gore-to-texas-league
  19. Brian Stultz (November 7, 2019). "Gore puts up video game stats, earns MiLBY". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  20. http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2020?list=prospects
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