For better or for worse, Joey Gallo has been consistent throughout his MLB career. He’ll struggle to hit above .200, and he’ll strike out a ton. But he’s also one of the better power hitters in baseball.
Yet, Gallo’s game was a terrible fit for New York, and he knew it. He admitted last year that his struggles with the Yankees weighed on him. And though it’s early in the season, Gallo is enjoying a fresh start with the Minnesota Twins where he’s hitting for a decent average (by his standards) and has six home runs.
But that doesn’t mean that Yankees fans are over his struggles in the Bronx. They’re even heckling him in Minnesota.
JOEY GALLO REVENGE TOUR pic.twitter.com/xZxepeTrV6
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 25, 2023
During Monday’s game against the Yankees, Gallo led off the fourth inning with a deep home run to right-center field. As he was walking through the dugout, microphones picked up a Yankees fan shouting at Gallo.
"Hey Gallo, why couldn't you do that in New York you bum." pic.twitter.com/N99H8fxCns
— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) April 25, 2023
“Hey Gallo, why couldn’t you do that in New York? You bum,” the heckling fan shouted. Again, this was at Target Field. Yankees fans are relentless. I’m sure sports talk radio in New York sounded a lot like that after the Twins’ 6-1 win as well.
Fans also had thoughts on that hot-mic moment.
This was how Twitter reacted
I love it when the mics pick up heckling https://t.co/3WkBoaO7ve
— Marg (@nrmalfan) April 25, 2023
It’s the full beat between New York and You Bum that really does it https://t.co/HHhqaSi8ih
— Cooper Lund (@cooperlund) April 25, 2023
ive heard this man on WFAN https://t.co/rm2g4SRXjz
— Hugh Jass (@BEERDRINKER_13) April 25, 2023
a comically yankees fan thing to do, very funny that it happened in Minnesota. https://t.co/iG7aZoh250
— Ellen Ring (@JaneOst_) April 25, 2023
It’s so clear 😂😂😂 https://t.co/ebPuhCEB1L
— JD (@jdun1031) April 25, 2023
No way they got a crystal clear call on this https://t.co/sUGUV15MDo
— Conan O’Brien’s illegitimate son (@pleasesueme) April 25, 2023
— Jeancarlo Rodriguez (@jcrodriguez97) April 25, 2023
Yea I felt every bit of that. https://t.co/HhVjOyCHv2
— yaboymal79 (@yaboymal79) April 25, 2023
😂😂 this is great but also true https://t.co/8CdBv6v0ZW
— Knicks: The Universal Punchline (@AverageGatorGuy) April 25, 2023
Of course that happened in Minnesota. There’s no escaping an angry Yankees fan with a grudge.
