Padres, draft pick Gore agree to $6.7 million signing bonus

Padres general manager A.J. Preller (Lenny Ignelzi/AP)

SAN DIEGO — Left-hander MacKenzie Gore, the third overall pick in this year’s amateur draft, has agreed to a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres that includes a $6.7 signing bonus.

San Diego called a Saturday news conference with Gore, general manager A.J. Preller and director of scouting Mark Conner to announce the agreement.

An 18-year-old from Whiteville High School in North Carolina, Gore was 11-0 with 0.19 ERA this year as a senior. He struck out 158 strikeouts and walked five in 74 1/3 innings.

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