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Joey Gallo Is Doing Some Weird Things This Year

The Texas Rangers are getting a lot of power from third baseman Joey Gallo, but he's not doing it in any kind of traditional way.

It's basically impossible to replace the on-field production and overall presence of Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, who's still waiting to make his 2017 debut because of a calf injury. But in his absence, Joey Gallo is doing everything he can to make up for that gap in the every-day lineup.

And, you know what? After two cups of coffee in the big leagues over the past couple seasons, the 23-year-old slugger has been a positive contributor to manager Jeff Banister's squad.