Joey Gallo

Joey Gallo is the ultimate all-or-nothing player, and honestly I respect the commitment. The guy stands 6'5" out of Henderson, Nevada, gets drafted by Texas in the first round in 2012, and immediately becomes one of the most polarizing sluggers of his generation — massive home run power paired with strikeout totals that would make your eyes water. He bounced around from the Rangers to the Yankees to the Dodgers, Twins, and Nationals, and no matter where he landed, the script stayed the same: moonshot home runs, eye-popping defense in left field, and a strikeout rate that drove analytics nerds absolutely crazy. I've always found that kind of player fascinating — he never pretended to be something he wasn't, never tried to slap singles. Pure swinger, take it or leave it.

Name (English)

Joey Gallo

Name (Japanese)

ジョーイ・ギャロ

Reading

じょーい・ぎゃろ

Born

November 19, 1993 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Bishop Gorman High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey%20Gallo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AD%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16235385

Tags

• Nevada
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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