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Try it freeIt looks like former Yankees bust Joey Gallo finally found a home.
Gallo, 31, agreed to terms on a minor league deal with the White Sox on Thursday, with the team extending him a non-roster spring training invite.
The first-baseman/outfielder played for the Nationals last season, but they declined their end of an $8 million mutual option on Gallo’s contract, sending him into free agency.
Gallo hit just .161 with 10 home runs with the Nationals with a .613 OPS through 76 games in 2024, spending the majority of his time playing first base.
The 31-year-old showed promise early in his career with the Rangers, recording back-to-back 40 home run seasons in 2017-18, earning two All-Star nods and a pair of Gold Gloves during his seven-year tenure in Texas.
Joey Gallo rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the Nationals’ 6-3 win over the Phillies on Sept. 28, 2024. Getty Images
Joey Gallo takes a throw to retire Garrett Stubbs during the Nationals’ 6-3 loss to the Phillies on Sept 29, 2024. Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe former Rangers star has been unable to find his stride since being dealt to the Yankees in a blockbuster trade ahead of the 2021 deadline.
During his tenure in The Bronx, Gallo posted an abysmal .159/.291/.368 slash line, along with 25 home runs in 140 games.
He has failed to post an on-base percentage over .301 in each of the last three seasons.
Joey Gallo previously played for the Yankees. Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostUpon signing with the White Sox, Gallo is expected to compete with Andrew Vaughn at first base.
Vaughn, 26, is coming off a down year with Chicago, posting career-worsts in batting average and on-base percentage.
Returning to the outfield is another possibility for Gallo, with the White Sox — coming off a 121-loss season — without a full-time starter slated in right field.
