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Nothing shallow about Gallo: HR, very far
- Updated: July 27, 2016
ARLINGTON — Within the last week, the Rangers have placed two of their prominent left-handed bats, Prince Fielder (neck) and Shin-Soo Choo (lower back), on the 15-day disabled list. In Fielder’s case, he’s expected to have season-ending neck surgery in the coming weeks.
To counter that, the Rangers recalled infielder Joey Gallo, the team’s No. 1 prospect per MLBPipeline.com, to put some left-handed power back into their lineup. Gallo homered as part of a 1-for-4 night in the Rangers’ 6-3 loss to the A’s on Tuesday.
“I feel like I can help this team, bring some power. Had a flash of it tonight, that was good.,” Gallo said. “I want to stay here. I don’t want to have to go back.”
Outfielder Jared Hoying was optioned to Round Rock to make room on the roster.
Gallo was asleep when he got the call from Round Rock manager Jason Wood at around 1:30 …
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