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All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore is headed to the Texas Rangers in a trade that sends five prospects back to the Nationals in the biggest move of new Washington president of baseball operations Paul Toboni’s roster rebuilding efforts, a person with knowledge of the swap told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been announced. Gore gives the 2023 World Series champions a starter who should be able to help the front end of their rotation along with Jacob deGrom — a two-time Cy Young Award winner who was the American League Comeback Player of the Year in 2025 — and Nathan Eovaldi, who dealt with a rotator cuff strain and had surgery for a sports hernia after compiling a 1.73 ERA in 22 starts. Gore is under team control for the next two seasons; he can’t become a free agent until after the 2027 World Series. He is scheduled to make $5.6 million in 2026 after a one-year deal with the Nationals that avoided arbitration. Gore, who turns 27 next month, is 26-41 with a 4.19 ERA in four major league seasons, the past three with Washington. He was an NL All-Star last season, when he ended up going 5-15 with a 4.17 ERA and a career-best 185 strikeouts in 30 appearances, all starts. He was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 amateur draft by the San Diego Padres and was sent to the Nationals in the 2022 trade that included Juan Soto. The players Washington is receiving from Texas are Yeremy Cabrera, Gavin Fien, Devin Fitz-Gerald, Abimelec Ortiz, Alejandro Rosario. Fien is an 18-year-old shortstop who was taken out of high school in the first round of last year’s draft. Fitz-Gerald is a 20-year-old infielder, Rosario is a 24-year-old right-handed pitcher, Cabrera is a 20-year-old outfielder and Ortiz is a 23-year-old first baseman and outfielder. All five are considered among the top 20 prospects in the Rangers’ system.

Nonprofits that help feed those in need know that need is greater during severe weather events. At Food & Friends in Northeast D.C., volunteers make 7,100 healthy meals every day. Earl Davy’s been volunteering since 2008. “It allows me to get out in the community, to do something positive and to help somebody,” he said. “And, you know, you look at some of the conditions some of these people are and to be grateful for what you have.” As the big snowstorm approaches the DMV, Davy says their mission is more important than ever. The organization serves many who can’t get out. They rely on volunteers to deliver meals. “Many of the clients you get to know after a while, and you can only wish the best for them,” Davy said. “And they’re really grateful that you show up.” With the storm just days away, volunteers will prepare extra meals and make early deliveries. On Saturday, they’ll deliver for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday so their drivers won’t be on the dangerous roads and their clients are taken care of. “We need all hands on deck,” Director of Volunteer Services Katrina Mathis said. “We even had staff up here today, OK? So, this is a big deal.” On a typical Saturday, they deliver food to about 180 people. This Saturday, that will be about 400. They’ll have 50 drivers making deliveries and hundreds of hands in the kitchen. The organization serves clients who face significant health challenges, including cancer and diabetes. “We deliver as far north as Cumberland, Maryland, as far south as Fredericksburg, Virginia,” Mathis said. “We cover 6100 square miles of the DMV.” While it’s too late to sign up to volunteer for this storm, Food & Friends wants people to start the process of becoming a volunteer now. It can take weeks because it involves a background check and other steps. “Sign up for a shift so they’re familiar with it, so that when the next weather emergency happens or just when we have the next big need, and we send out a plea, they’re ready,” Mathis said. Get the D.C. area’s top news and weather delivered to your inbox every morning. Sign up for First & 4Most, our free newsletter.

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