The most impressive thing Joey Gallo did Saturday night came when he launched a three-run homer to center field in the eighth inning to propel the Texas Rangers to their first victory of 2019.
He also took some tight pitches above the belt, where pitchers have frequently found a hole in his swing.
The two hitting coaches made a suggestion to him for his final at-bat, and Gallo executed it.
Above those but just behind the homer, what impressed general manager Jon Daniels and left manager Chris Woodward joking had “kind of brought me to tears” was what Gallo said afterward.