Nationals' Alejandro Rosario: Headed to Nats in Gore deal
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The Rangers traded Rosario (elbow), Gavin Fien, Abimelec Ortiz, Devin Fitz-Gerald (shoulder) and Yeremy Cabrera to the Nationals on Thursday in exchange for MacKenzie Gore, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Rosario hasn't pitched since 2024, as the Rangers announced in February 2025 that he would require Tommy John surgery, and the 24-year-old righty waited nearly an entire year before finally going under the knife early in 2026. Because of his decision to postpone the operation, he will have to wait until 2027 to make his first appearance in the Nationals' farm system.
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Rangers' Alejandro Rosario: Finally gets TJS
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Rosario (elbow) waited until 2026 to have Tommy John surgery, Baseball America reports.
In a puzzling development, Rosario delayed having TJS almost an entire year, as president of baseball operations Chris Young announced in February 2025 that Rosario would require surgery. At his best, Rosario looked like one of the best righty pitching prospects in the game, but he'll end up missing two full seasons with his elbow injury.
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Rangers' Alejandro Rosario: Still hasn't had surgery
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Rosario (elbow) has not had surgery yet, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Grant adds that the Rangers and Rosario are working through some unrelated issues, so this situation is incredibly murky. The team announced in February that Rosario would need Tommy John surgery, but for whatever reason, he still hasn't had the procedure or advanced down a non-surgical path of recovery. At this point, we can probably rule out Rosario pitching in minor-league games in 2026, unless he attempts to come back without having the surgery.
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Rangers' Alejandro Rosario: Promoted to Double-A
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Rosario has been promoted from High-A Hickory to Double-A Frisco, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Rosario earned the promotion after collecting a 2.24 ERA and 129:13 K:BB over 88.1 innings between Single-A Down East and Hickory. The 22-year-old has emerged as one of the best pitching prospects in the Rangers' system.
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Rangers' Alejandro Rosario: Bumped up to High-A
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Rosario was promoted from Single-A Down East to High-A Hickory on Tuesday.
A fifth-round selection in last year's draft out of Miami, Rosario has big-time stuff, but his 7.11 ERA and 1.63 WHIP as a junior led to him sliding in the draft. The Rangers gave him a comfy assignment to the lowest full-season level of the minors, and Rosario dominated, logging a 2.11 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and a 69:5 K:BB in 47 innings across 10 starts.
