Joey Gallo hits mammoth home run vs Royals (Video)

Texas Rangers’ third baseman Joey Gallo hit a massive home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning against the Kansas City Royals Friday night.

We have become accustomed to seeing the powerful bat of Joey Gallo, but this home run he hit Friday night was absolutely ridiculous.

He not only hit it really far, he absolutely destroyed the ball by hitting it with an exit velocity of 116.1 MPH, which allowed it to travel 462 feet. Both of those mind boggling stats take the lead in those categories so far this season.

It comes as not much of a surprise as Gallo stands at 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, which shows when he connects his bat to a baseball. Known as a true three-outcome player, Gallo normally either hits a home run, strikes out, or walks. Plate discipline has plagued him for most of his career, which is why the Rangers haven’t been consistently able to get his bat in their lineup. Though he has been able to get consistent playing time so far this season with the calf injury to the Rangers regular third baseman, Adrian Beltre.

Coming into tonight’s game, Gallo has flashed plenty of power by hitting three home runs, and 10 RBIs, albeit a .189 batting average. If he can cut down his high strikeout rates, the Rangers may be able to find him consistent playing time when Beltre returns, possibly in the outfield or at their Designated Hitter position.

Still, fans all around would like to see him keep getting playing time in the majors, with the hopes of him mashing more home runs to the moon. His power makes him a formidable threat to opposing pitchers, but he counteracts that by letting them strike him out as well.