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2020 COACHING STAFF

MIKE GALLEGO # 86
BORN: OCT. 31, 1960 OPENING DAY AGE: 59
BIRTHPLACE: WHITTIER, CA RESIDES: SCOTTSDALE, AZ
APPOINTED: DEC. 3, 2018
MARRIED: CARYN
CHILDREN: NIKO, JOE, ALI

Bench Coach HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 185 BATS: R THROWS: R
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
◆ 2020 represents fifth season with Angels organization and first as
Bench Coach (replacing Josh Paul)...Served as the Club’s third base and
Infield Coach in 2019 . . .From 2016-18 was the Angels Director, Baseball
Development...In 2009-15, served as Athletics third base coach,
which included three trips to the postseason (2012, 2013 & 2014)...
Joined the A’s following nine seasons (2000-08) working in the Rockies
organization...From 2005-08, served on the Rockies’ Major League
staff as third base and infield coach...Under his tutelage, Colorado set
a Major League record for fielding percentage with a mark of .989 in
2007...Troy Tulotwitzki led Major League shortstops with a .987 fielding
percentage that year and Todd Helton topped all N.L. first basemen
GalleGo
with a .999 fielding percentage...Spent majority of 2000-04 seasons
as Colorado’s roving infield coordinator...Joined Major League coaching
briefly in 2002 before returning to minor league coaching ranks for the
‘03 and ‘04 seasons...Began coaching career as Red Sox minor league
infield instructor in 1999 .
PLAYING CAREER & MISC
◆ Played 13 Major League seasons with A’s (1985-91, ’95), Yankees (1992-94) and Cardinals (1996-97), compiling
a .239 (700/2931) average with 111 doubles, 12 triples, 42 home runs and 282 RBI...Fashioned a .986 career
fielding percentage at second base over 2,642 total chances...Played in four career postseasons, including trips
to three straight World Series with Oakland (1988-90)...Was a member of 1989 World Series Champion A’s...
Returned to postseason with Cardinals in 1996...Originally drafted by Oakland in second round of 1981 First-
Year Player Draft...Played collegiately at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for three years before after
prepping at St. Paul High School (Santa Fe Springs, CA - 17 miles from Angel Stadium).
◆ He and wife, Caryn, have twin sons, Joe and Nicholas “Niko” and a daughter, Ali, and reside in Scottsdale, AZ...
Son, Niko, also played college baseball at UCLA and played in 2010 College World Series Finals against South
Carolina...Niko was selected by Diamondbacks in 27th round of 2010 First-Year Player Draft and went on to play
five seasons of professional baseball...Uncle of Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes...Full name is Michael Anthony
Gallego .
GALLEGO’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
13 .239 1111 2931 374 700 111 12 42 282 326 465 24
DIVISION SERIES PLAYING RECORD
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
1 .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES PLAYING RECORD
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
3 .213 19 47 6 10 2 0 0 3 2 9 0
WORLD SERIES PLAYING RECORD
Years AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
3 .083 7 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1

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