Giovanny Gallegos
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Position:
RHP
Born:
08/14/91
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
210
B/T:
Acquired:
Signed as an international free agent (Mexico) on January 6, 2011 (NYY).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 10 games at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A) with one save, striking out 26 and walking six in 14 innings while allowing 10 hits for a .186 BAA. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Recalled from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre May 11 when RHP Chad Green was sent down. MLB Debut Date: 05/12/17 |
Debut Details
| May 12, in a 5-1 loss to the Astros. The last of five pitchers on the night, he threw a perfect one-third of an inning, inheriting two runners who did not score. He threw just two pitches, one of them a strike. Coming on for left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman with two outs in the top of the ninth, he got Carlos Correa to fly out to left to end the threat. |
Player Notes
| A member of Team Mexico in the 2107 World Baseball Classic, Gallegos has developed his repertoire of a mid- to high-90s fastball, low-80s curveball and usable changeup as a third pitch to absolutely dominate upper level hitters over the last two seasons. In 2016 he averaged 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings as he combined between Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Trenton (Double-A) to go a remarkable 7-2 with a 1.27 ERA in 42 games, collecting four saves and striking out 106 batters in 78 innings while walking just 17 and scattering 48 hits for a .175 BAA. The previous season, climbing the ranks from Tampa (High A) to Trenton to Scranton, he was 3-1 with a 1.71 ERA in 35 games, striking out 64 while walking just nine in 63 innings, allowing 41 hits and limiting batters to a .183 BAA. |