Joey Gallo
Bishop Gorman High School
Impact Statement
“Every time you dogpile on the field at the end of the year is a great feeling.” -Joey Gallo
Biography
Considered the top senior corner infield prospect by ESPN Rise, the 6-foot-5, 205-pound Gallo leads the nation with 20 home runs and 79 RBIs, according to MaxPreps.com.
He has led six-time defending state champion Bishop Gorman to a 37-3 record this spring. The left-handed hitter is batting .519 with 63 runs scored, eight doubles and 12 stolen bases, and has gone hit-less in just seven games.
Gallo has signed with Louisiana State University, but he is projected to be a first-round selection in the upcoming Major League Draft. His power potential is being compared to another Las Vegas product, 2010 No. 1 overall pick Bryce Harper, now starting for the Washington Nationals.
Last spring, Gallo batted .471 with 25 home runs, 79 RBIs and 64 runs scored, and was named to the High School All-America second team by Baseball America. Last summer, in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park in San Diego, Gallo hit a 442-foot home run into the center-field bleachers, the 10th-longest home run hit in the park’s history. In February, he had two hits in three at-bats in a scrimmage against Lucas Giolito of Westlake Village (Calif.) Harvard-Westlake School, who is projected to be the top overall pick.
Gallo was a starter on the USA Baseball Under-18 National Team that went 9-0 to win the Pan-American Championships at Cartagena, Colombia, outscoring its opponents by an 88-8 margin.
After graduation, Gallo was selected as the 39th pick overall in the MLB Draft. He forwent LSU and signed with the Texas Rangers. After three years in the minor leagues, Gallo was called up to the Majors on June 1, 2015 and played a handful of games before going back down.
In 2017, Gallo played the entire season in the Majors for the Rangers in multiple positions. On May 8, 2019, he hit his 100th homerun where he became the quickest player to do so in only 377 games. On May 31, 2019, Gallo hit another new marker in his career, his first career grand slam. Later in the season, Gallo was selected to be part of the American League All Star team.
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