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mike
BORN: OCT. 31, 1960
OPENING DAY AGE: 58
g BIRTHPLACE: WHITTIER, CA RESIDES: SCOTTSDALE, AZ
gallegoallego
APPOINTED: Dec. 3, 2018
MARRIED: caryn
Third
Third 86 CHILDREN: NIKO, JOE, ALI
Third Base/ Base/ Base/
Third
Infield coach
Infield coach coach
Infield
Infield
height: 5-8 Weight: 185 bats: r throws: r
COACHING Highlights
◆ ◆ 2019 represents fourth season with the Angels organization and first as the Club’s
third base coach (replacing Dino Ebel)...From 2016-18 was the Club’s Director,
Baseball Development...In 2009-15, served as Oakland’s 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 Colorado Rockies organization...From 2005-
08, served on the Rockies’ Major League staff as third base and infield coach...Under
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 baseman with a .999
fielding percentage...Spent a majority of the 2000-04 seasons as the organization’s
roving infield coordinator...Joined the Major League coaching briefly in 2002 before
returning to the minor league coaching ranks for the ‘03 and ‘04 seasons...Began
gallego
coaching career as Boston’s minor league infield instructor in 1999.
PLAYING CAREER & Misc
◆ ◆ Played 13 Major League seasons with the 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 2,6000 total chances...Played in four career postseasons, including
trips to three straight World Series with Oakland (1988-90)...Was a member of the
1989 World Series Champion A’s...Returned to the postseason with the Cardinals in
1996...Originally drafted by the Oakland A’s in the second round of the 1981 First-Year
Player Draft...Played collegiately at the 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 the 2010 College World Series against South Carolina...Niko was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks
in the 27th round 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 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 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 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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