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Executives See MacKenzie Gore Deal Approaching as Nationals Field Offers

Washington maintains a steep price on the 2025 All-Star, with strikeout upside plus team control through 2027 drawing widespread interest.

Overview

  • Buster Olney reports that some MLB executives expect Gore will be moved in the coming days.
  • Nationals baseball operations chief Paul Toboni said the club will listen on Gore while holding a high bar, and ESPN characterized the asking price as "understandably high."
  • More than half of MLB teams have checked in on the left-hander, according to The Athletic.
  • Gore made his first All-Star team in 2025, logging 185 strikeouts over 159 2/3 innings across 30 starts.
  • ESPN identified the Yankees, Orioles, Rangers, Giants and Diamondbacks as potential fits, with clubs intrigued by his development upside.