Ever since MacKenzie Gore was the 2017 Gatorade National High School player of the year and put up some of the most insane stats you will ever see, evaluators knew he had the talent to become an ace. Gore went number three overall in the 2017 Draft and has been billed as a future ace for years.
The southpaw has taken a winding path, but eight years later, MacKenzie Gore is the ace he was always supposed to be. Gore had some peaks and valley’s as a Minor Leaguer in the Padres organization, but he eventually made it to the Big Leagues in 2022.