Joey Gallo
American baseball player (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Nicholas Gallo (born November 19, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder, third baseman and first baseman for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Minnesota Twins.
For people with a similar name, see Joseph Gallo.
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Joey Gallo | |
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Washington Nationals – No. 24 | |
Outfielder / Third baseman / First baseman | |
Born: (1993-11-19) November 19, 1993 (age 30) Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 2, 2015, for the Texas Rangers | |
MLB statistics (through April 23, 2024) | |
Batting average | .196 |
Home runs | 201 |
Runs batted in | 431 |
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The Rangers selected Gallo in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut with the Rangers in 2015. He was selected to the 2019 and 2021 MLB All-Star Games and won the Gold Glove Award in 2020 and 2021. He currently has the most home runs ever (200) for a player with a career batting average under .200 (.197).[1]