Yovani Gallardo is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher.
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35 Facts About Yovani Gallardo
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Yovani Gallardo was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft out of Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Yovani Gallardo played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Cincinnati Reds.
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Yovani Gallardo committed to attend Texas Christian University on a college baseball scholarship to play for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Yovani Gallardo went on the 15-day DL on March 21,2008, with a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee.
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Yovani Gallardo continued to pitch through the 6th, but was later diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
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Yovani Gallardo was the starting pitcher in game 1 of the NLDS on October 1,2008, against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Yovani Gallardo made news in the 6th inning when he hit a three-run home run off of Randy Johnson.
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Yovani Gallardo was the only pitcher to ever hit a home run off of Johnson.
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Yovani Gallardo allowed only two runs on five hits, striking out seven.
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Yovani Gallardo's family was in attendance for the game, and were moved to behind the Brewers dugout for the final inning.
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Yovani Gallardo made baseball news again in his next start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Yovani Gallardo pitched 8 shutout innings and hit a home run in the 7th, which was the only run of the game.
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Yovani Gallardo tossed a 2-hitter on Memorial Day against the St Louis Cardinals.
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Yovani Gallardo struck out 204 batters over 185 innings pitched, becoming only the 4th Brewer pitcher to strike out 200+ batters.
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Yovani Gallardo was selected to his first all-star game in the 2010 season, but just after he was elected, he got injured.
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Yovani Gallardo was awarded the National League Silver Slugger award as the best hitting pitcher.
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Yovani Gallardo was named the opening day starter for the second straight year after a rib injury placed Zack Greinke on the DL.
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Yovani Gallardo recorded a hit and scored the only run of the game.
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Yovani Gallardo became the second Brewer ever to strike out 4 batters in one inning, with Manny Parra being the other.
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Yovani Gallardo won his 17th game of the season, the most by a Brewer since Chris Capuano won 18 games in 2005.
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In Game 1 of the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Yovani Gallardo pitched 8 innings, only surrendering 4 hits and a walk, and one earned run on a solo home run by Ryan Roberts.
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Yovani Gallardo finished in 7th place in Cy Young voting, the first time Yovani Gallardo had ever received votes for the award.
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On July 15, Yovani Gallardo achieved a new career high, striking out 14 Pittsburgh Pirates, the most strikeouts in a game for a Brewer since Ben Sheets struck out 18 Atlanta Braves in 2004.
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On January 19,2015, Yovani Gallardo was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Corey Knebel, Luis Sardinas and Marcos Diplan.
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Yovani Gallardo pitched for the Rangers in Game 1 of the 2015 ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays, earning the win.
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On February 25,2016, Yovani Gallardo signed a two-year, $22 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles, with a team option for a third year.
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On January 6,2017, Yovani Gallardo was traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Seth Smith.
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Yovani Gallardo had his option declined on November 2,2017, and became a free agent.
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On December 21,2017, Yovani Gallardo signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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On March 31,2018, Yovani Gallardo signed a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds.
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Yovani Gallardo had a five-pitch repertoire consisting of a four-seam fastball, a curveball, a slider, a change-up, and a cutter.
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Yovani Gallardo somewhat phased out his change-up in the later years of his career.
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Yovani Gallardo then began to throw a cutter in the upper 80s to supplement his change-up.
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