Michael Dwain Gallo (born April 2, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Biography

He debuted for the

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on July 2, . Careerwise with the Astros, he was 4-3 with an ERA of 4.11. He attended

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. In , he was 0-1 with an ERA of 2.66 in 36 appearances. In the 2005 postseason, he pitched 5.1 innings and only gave up one

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/ref> He started with the Houston Astros, but was sent down to their Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, on June 2, 2006, after compiling a 1-2 record and a 6.06 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched. In 2006, he was on the Italian baseball team in the World Baseball Classic. On December 18, 2006, he signed a minor league deal with the

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. In , he spent the entire season in Triple-A with the

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. In 56 relief appearances, he went 2-6 with a 5.10 ERA. During the 2007-08 off-season, Gallo signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, but was released on June 5.

References

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Living people 1977 births 2006 World Baseball Classic players American people of Italian descent Auburn Doubledays players Baseball players from Long Beach, California Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Houston Astros players Lexington Legends players Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Michigan Battle Cats players New Hampshire Fisher Cats players New Orleans Zephyrs players Round Rock Express players Scottsdale Scorpions players Syracuse Chiefs players Millikan High School alumni {{US-baseball-pitcher-1970s-stub