Joey Gallo

The New York Yankees placed OF Joey Gallo and C Kyle Higashioka on the Covid-19 IL before their first game against the White Sox Sunday afternoon.

Fantasy Impact

Gallo had stated he was feeling "under the weather" yesterday, and the test came back positive for Covid-19. The Yankees recalled RHP David McKay from Triple-A SWB and signed C Rob Brantly to a Major League contract, and selected him to the 26-man roster from Triple-A SWB.

Yankees OF Joey Gallo is not in the starting lineup Thursday afternoon in Baltimore according to Newsday's Erik Boland.

Fantasy Impact

Joey Gallo will receive the day off for rest on Thursday after going 0-for-13 in the first three games of the series. Gallo only reached base once on a walk and struck out eight times against Baltimore pitching this week. Gallo's average sits at .176 which isn't really news for him, but his only having five homers and just seven RBIs in mid-May is concerning for fantasy managers who knew what they were getting into with average and strikeouts. The day off may do Gallo good.

Joey Gallo went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBIS and two runs scored in a 5-1 New York win in Chicago on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

Joey Gallo hit his 5th home run of the season in the 9th inning Sunday off of Jose Ruiz. Gallo's average still sits at .202 but that's only 4-points below his career .206 mark so his owners should've known what they were getting in that department. He has always been a home run guy and this was his 2nd homer in three games so his dormant bat may be waking up.

Joey Gallo went 2-for-5 with a home run in a 10-4 Yankees win on Friday.

Fantasy Impact

Joey Gallo hit one of three Yankee home runs off of Vince Velasquez on Friday night. Gallo notched his 3rd multi hit game of the year and bumped his average over the Mendoza line up to .202. Gallo is another bat heating up in the already red hot New York lineup.

Joey Gallo went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and a strikeout in a 2-1 Yankee loss in Toronto on Wednesday,

Fantasy Impact

Joey Gallo returned to the New York lineup for the first time since exiting Sunday with a groin injury. His solo home run accounted for the Yankees' only run of the day. Gallo is hitting just .188 but the the homer was his 3rd of the season. It was also Gallo's third in his last six games so perhaps the slugger's bat is heating up.