Opening Day Countdown: Gallardo’s 35 AB/HR Rate

As we continue to countdown to Opening Day, let’s take a look at Yovani Gallardo and the excitement that came not when he walked up to the mound, but when he came up to bat. His career average has been 35 at-bats per home run during his MLB career. Back on August, 20^th, 2007 Gallardo made sure to make his mark against former Brewers’ pitcher Doug Davis as he made pitchers think twice about just throwing the ball straight down the plate as it was only his 13^th start in his rookie season against the Diamondbacks.