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Rangers prospect Joey Gallo shares encounter with slain Dallas officer

Rangers prospect Joey Gallo came to a terrible realization Friday — he recently met one of the police officers killed Thursday night in Dallas.

The 22-year-old third baseman/outfielder, who is currently with the Rangers' Triple-A team in Round Rock, posted a tribute to officer Patrick Zamarripa on his Instagram account Friday.

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Gallo said he and Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara were walking around downtown Dallas a couple of months ago, when Zamarripa stopped them.

A couple months ago @nomazara26 and I were walking down the street in downtown Dallas.