Joey Gallo, a player for the Nationals, has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a shoulder issue. This season, Gallo has struggled with a high strikeout rate, recording 37 strikeouts in 82 plate appearances, which is a 45 percent strikeout rate, significantly higher than the MLB average. Despite his challenges at the plate, where he has managed only one single, his performance metrics, such as WAR, remain higher than some peers, notably Freddie Freeman.
Nationals put Joey Gallo (shoulder) on 10-day IL https://t.co/z1B1FBhmNv
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joey gallo has 1 single and 40 strikeouts and a higher war than freddie freeman https://t.co/Q1Y7QaC2oe
3 strikeouts and a walk today for Joey Gallo. Only 2 of the 3 true outcomes. Nats could've used the third one.
Joey Gallo has one single and 37 strikeouts this season.
It's a 3-strikeout night for Joey Gallo, who now has 37 of them in 82 plate appearances. That's a 45 percent K rate, twice the MLB average.