| Cam Gallagher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg/440px-Cam_Gallagher_(47469651111)_(cropped).jpg) Gallagher with the Royals in 2019 | |||
| Kansas City Royals – No. 36 | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: December 6, 1992 Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 6, 2017, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 24, 2021) | |||
| Batting average | .235 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 28 | ||
| Teams | |||
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| Medals Men's baseball Representing United States Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team | |||
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Cameron Joseph Gallagher (born December 6, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Professional career[edit]
Gallagher was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft out of Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[1][2] The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[3]
The Royals promoted Gallagher to the 25-man roster to replace the injured Salvador Pérez on August 6, 2017. He made his MLB debut the same day in the second game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners, collecting his first MLB hit.[4] He hit his first MLB home run on August 14, 2017 against the Oakland Athletics, a grand slam.[5]
In 2018, Gallagher batted .206/.250/.302 for the Royals with 1 home run and 7 RBI in 63 at-bats. Gallagher played in 45 contests in 2019, slashing .238/.312/.365 with career-highs in home runs (3) and RBI (12).[6]
On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Gallagher had tested positive for COVID-19.[7] Overall with the 2020 Kansas City Royals, Gallagher batted .283 with one home run and 3 RBIs in 25 games.
References[edit]
- ^ "Cameron Gallagher and the Royals are excited about his Draft choice". Retrieved November 19, 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Writer, PAULA WOLF | Staff. "Cam Gallagher finds success at the plate with Royals organization". Retrieved November 19, 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Royals add four players to 40-man roster". kansascity.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Junis, Royals beat Mariners 9-1 for doubleheader split". espn.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Gallagher's grand slam". mlb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/player/cam-gallagher-595956?stats=career-r-hitting-mlb&year=2021
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-cam-gallagher-tests-positive-for-covid-19
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Cam Gallagher at Baseball Almanac
