In the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, the Texas Rangers drafted Gallo in the first round with the 39th overall pick. Gallo chose to sign a $2.25 million signing bonus with the Rangers instead of enrolling at LSU.
At the Arizona League Rangers, Gallo hit .293/.435/.733 with 18 home runs and 52 RBI in 150 at-bats over 43 games and was named a Post-Season AZL All-Star and the Topps Short-Season/Rookie All-Star.
He was also named Topps AZL Player of the Year. An Arizona League record of 18 home runs was set by the hitters.
The Arizona League MVP award went to him. ” Class A Short-Season Northwest League, where he hit .214/.343/.464 in 56 at-bats in 16 games for the Spokane Indians, he was promoted.
Baseball America ranked Gallo as the Rangers’ 10th-best prospect prior to the 2013 season. All-Star honors were bestowed upon him during his season with the Hickory Crawdads of Class A South Atlantic League, which saw him hit 38 home runs in 392 at-bats.
He hit 40 home runs in a minor league season, becoming the first teenager to do so since Dick Simpson in 1962.
There were 411 at bats between two minor-league teams, and in those 411 at-bats, the hitter had 40 home runs and 172 strikeouts. The Joe Bauman Home Run Award goes to the minor league baseball player who has hit the most home runs during the 2013 season.
It was at the Philippi Sports Institute in Las Vegas that he worked out with Troy Tulowitzki and Jason Giambi during the offseason
How Much Does Joey Gallo Make?
Joey Gallo receives a $10,275,000 average yearly salary. A base salary of $10,275,000 and a total salary of $10,275,000 will be earned by Gallo in 2022.