Joey Gallo Doing Full Baseball Activities
6 years agoTexas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo is still sidelined with a strained right groin muscle, but he's doing full baseball activities, including batting practice, and remains confident he'll be ready for Opening Day. Gallo has only 29 spring at-bats, but he will be able to get extra work on the minor league side on the back fields. The slugger is hoping to play in Sunday's exhibition game at Nashville and the final two spring games against the Indians on Monday and Tuesday back in Texas. Manager Chris Woodward isn't concerned that Gallo hasn't homered this spring, and the left-handed hitter is focusing on using the entire field, controlling the strike zone and cutting down on chasing pitches. The 25-year-old hit just .206 last year in 500 at-bats, but he also posted 40 long balls and an .810 OPS and .498 slugging percentage. That kind of power is hard to come by, making him attractive in all leagues. You'll just have to live with the poor batting average.
Source: MLB.com - T.R. Sullivan
Source: MLB.com - T.R. Sullivan