Yovani Gallardo

Baseball pitcher and All-Star player

Yovani Gallardo - Baseball pitcher and All-Star player
Born

February 27th, 1986
39 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Mexico

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Born in 1986, a professional baseball pitcher played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for teams including the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles. Made MLB debut in 2007 with the Brewers. Selected as an All-Star in 2010. Achieved a career-best season in 2011 with an earned run average of 3.66 and led the Brewers to the playoffs. Notable for his strikeout ability and durability on the mound.

Selected as 2010 MLB All-Star

Played for Milwaukee Brewers from 2007 to 2015

Helped lead the Brewers to the playoffs in 2011

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