Giovanny Gallegos

Giovanny Gallegos (GHY-eh-gohz; born August 14, 1991) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

He made his professional debut that same year with the Gulf Coast League Yankees, compiling a 0–1 record with a 1.67 ERA in 27 innings pitched.

Gallegos spent a majority of 2015 with the Tampa Yankees, going 3–1 with a 1.35 ERA in 30 relief appearances, along with pitching in three games for the Trenton Thunder and two with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.

On July 27, 2018, the Yankees traded Gallegos and Chasen Shreve to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Luke Voit and bonus pool money.

[7] On April 11, Gallegos won his first career MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching 1+1⁄3 innings as a relief pitcher.

[9] In a shortened 2020 season, Gallegos missed time after testing positive for COVID-19 and a groin injury, and pitched only 15 innings during the year, going 2–2 with a 3.60 ERA.

[10] Gallegos was a key member of the Cardinals' bullpen in 2021 and moved into the closer role in late August, finishing the season appearing in 73 games in which he went 6-5 with a 3.02 ERA, 95 strikeouts, and 14 saves over 80+1⁄3 relief innings pitched.

Gallegos with the Gulf Coast League Yankees in 2012