Zac Gallen

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Zac Gallen
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Gallen with the Miami Marlins in 2018
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 23
Pitcher
Born: (1995-08-03) August 3, 1995 (age 28)
Somerdale, New Jersey, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 2019, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through July 7, 2023)
Win–loss record 33–25
Earned run average 3.08
Strikeouts 634
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Zachary Peter Gallen (born August 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Miami Marlins in 2019 and was traded to the Diamondbacks during the 2019 season.

Early life and amateur career

Gallen was born on August 3, 1995, in Somerdale, New Jersey,[1] to Jim and Stacy Gallen.[2] When he was five years old, he refused to play tee-ball with his peers, instead demanding to play Little League Baseball with the Somerdale team; Gallen was taken in the third round of the Little League draft by his father's team and would play with children between seven and nine years old.[3] At the age of 11, Gallen joined the Tri-state Arsenal Baseball Academy in New Jersey, where he served as a pitcher and second baseman.[4]

Gallen attended Bishop Eustace Preparatory School in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, and the University of North Carolina, where he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels for three seasons.[5][6] After the 2014 and 2015 seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[7][8] During his junior year in 2016, he had a 4–3 win-loss record with a 2.79 earned run average (ERA) along with a .231 batting average against.[9][10]

Professional career

St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Gallen in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[9][10] Gallen made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Cardinals, posting a 1.86 ERA with 15 strikeouts in ​9 2⁄3 innings pitched. He started the 2017 season with the Palm Beach Cardinals and was later promoted to the Springfield Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds.[11] He finished the 2017 season with a combined 10–8 record, a 2.93 ERA, and a 1.17 WHIP in 26 starts between all three clubs.[12]

Miami Marlins

On December 14, 2017, the Cardinals traded Gallen along with Sandy Alcántara, Magneuris Sierra, and Daniel Castano to the Miami Marlins for Marcell Ozuna.[13] He was a non-roster invitee to 2018 spring training.[14] He spent the season with the New Orleans Baby Cakes, going 8–9 with a 3.65 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP in 25 starts.[15] He returned to New Orleans to begin 2019.[16]

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Gallen in 2020

On June 20, 2019, the Marlins promoted Gallen to the major leagues.[17] He made his debut that night in a start versus the Cardinals, recording six strikeouts and giving up one earned run over five innings pitched.[18]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On July 31, 2019, the Marlins traded Gallen to the Arizona Diamondbacks for shortstop Jazz Chisholm Jr.[19] In eight starts for Arizona, Gallen was 2–3 with a 2.89 ERA in ​43 2⁄3 innings, striking out 53. In 2020, Gallen recorded 82 strikeouts in 72 innings. He also finished with an ERA of 2.75 and a 3–2 record.

Gallen returned to the Diamondbacks' rotation for 2022. Starting with an August 2 win over the Cleveland Guardians, he posted ​34 1⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings before being named the National League (NL) Pitcher of the Month for August.[20] The scoreless streak continued until a September 11 win over the Colorado Rockies, totaling ​44 1⁄3 innings. It broke Brandon Webb's club record of 42, achieved in 2007, and was the seventh-longest in major league history. During the streak, Gallen produced six consecutive games started without allowing a run, tying the major league record.[21] Gallen won the NL Player of the Week Award for the week of August 29 – September 4[22] and the NL Pitcher of the Month Award for August.[23] For the 2022 season, Gallen went 12–4 with a 2.54 ERA and 192 strikeouts in 184 innings. He finished fifth in NL Cy Young voting.[24][25]

On January 13, 2023, Gallen agreed to a one-year, $5.6 million contract with the Diamondbacks, avoiding salary arbitration.[26] He was named NL Player of the Week for the week of April 10 – 16.[27] He was named to the 2023 MLB All-Star Game.[28]

References

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