MacKenzie Gore 89 P

Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (3rd overall) pick of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Whiteville High School in Whiteville, N.C. on June 12, 2017... signed with the Padres on June 23, 2017... In his senior season at Whiteville, he posted a 0.19 ERA and struck out 158 hitters in 74 1/3 innings, while walking just five... he went 11-0, leading his team to its third state title in four years... was the first high-school left-hander taken by the Padres since Max Fried in 2012... Gore pointed to Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner as his favorite player growing up... client of agent Scott Boras.. had previously committed to East Carolina but instead signed with the Padres for a slightly over-slot $6.7 million signing bonus, a source told MLB.com's Jim Callis... had previously pitched at Petco Park in the 2016 Perfect Game All-American Classic... was named the 2016-17 Gatorade National Player of the Year... Padres first saw Gore in June 2016 when he was scouted by Nick Brannon... was a 2019 California League All-Star with Lake Elsinore... selected by Baseball America as a Rookie All-Star in 2017.