The Red Sox have found a loophole for MLB’s new shift rule, and they tested it against former Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo.
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The counter to this approach, though, is that if the left-handed hitting Gallo directed the ball the other way, the Red Sox wouldn’t have an outfielder to cover the left-field corner.MLB’s shift change appeared to be a boost for lefties that pull the ball, like Gallo, but if teams start implementing Boston’s strategy — or others — and it works, that could change.
A former first-round pick in 2012, Gallo finished with the lowest batting average — across a full season with more than 17 games — of his career in 2022 at .160, and his home run numbers dropped from 38 to 19. The struggles affected the slugger who was a coveted bat when the Yankees acquired him prior to the 2021 trade deadline.
Joey Gallo signed with the Twins in the offseason after struggling with the Yankees and Dodgers in 2022.“I think every baseball player at some point is like, ‘I don’t know if I want to do this s–t anymore,’” he saidproceeded to trade Gallo, who spent his first six-plus MLB seasons with the Rangers organization, to the DodgersGallo, though, only proceeded to hit slightly better with a .162 average and .671 OPS in his final 44 regular-season games and one postseason game.
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