The Texas Rangers are acquiring All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore in a five-for-one trade with the Washington Nationals, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
The Nationals will receive a handful of prospects from the Rangers, including 18-year-old third baseman Gavin Fien, who was the 12th overall pick in last year’s amateur draft.
Gore, who has two years of team control left, will make an estimated $4.7 million in 2026 and could help the front end of the Rangers’ rotation. After an All-Star first half for the Nationals in 2025, he slumped to a 6.75 ERA in the second half and finished the season at 5-15 with a 4.17 ERA and 185 strikeouts in 159⅔ innings over 30 starts.
Alejandro Rosario, first baseman Abimelec Ortiz, shortstop Devin Fitz-Gerald and outfielder Yeremy Cabrera in the deal, sources told ESPN.
The trade was first reported by the New York Post.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel contributed to this report.
