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Padres top prospect MacKenzie Gore named MiLB Pitcher of the Year

This is the second straight year that a San Diego Padres player has won the annual award as Chris Paddack won it in 2018.

Paddack and MacKenzie Gore were both the staff pick for the Starting Pitcher of the Year Award by MiLBY.

Gore is the Padres top prospect and fourth best prospect overall by MLB.com.

The former third overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft put up ridiculous numbers across two levels of the Padres organization in 2019.

The 20-year-old lefty started the season at High-A and dominated the competition with a 1.