For the first time since July 25, 2022, MacKenzie Gore took the mound in a major league game last week, throwing 5 1⁄3 strong in which he gave up three hits, four walks, and an earned run in what ended up a 4-1 win for the Washington Nationals who acquired Gore from the San Diego Padres at least year’s deadline, shortly after he was shut down, with elbow issues, which he rehabbed from in the Nats’ system late last season.
Gore made rehab starts in the minors, but didn’t return to the majors in ‘22, after making his debut earlier in the year, so getting back on a big league mound meant a lot.