<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-joey-gallo-shocking-move-white-sox-release');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joey Gallo makes shocking move after White Sox release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Joey-Gallo-makes-shocking-move-after-White-Sox-release.jpg"></figure><h1>Joey Gallo makes shocking move after White Sox release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T11:39:18-07:00">March 16th, 11:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T11:39:18-07:00">March 16th, 11:39am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Two-time All-Star outfielder Joey Gallo was released by the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, an after the transaction, he posted on social media <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyGallo24/status/1901323173175726180" rel="noopener">hinting at a position change</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s been fun outfield. ✌🏼 <a href="https://t.co/Xck4WON6SB">pic.twitter.com/Xck4WON6SB</a></p><p>— Joey Gallo (@JoeyGallo24) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyGallo24/status/1901323173175726180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It has been a rough few years for Gallo, but he was once a very good player for the Texas Rangers, known for hitting a lot of home runs with a high strikeout rate and low batting average. Gallo was a quality outfielder, and also drew a lot of walks to post high on-base percentages when he was at his best. Now, he seemingly is going to take his shot at <a href="https://x.com/JoeyGallo24/status/1901325978812698935" rel="noopener">being a pitcher</a>.</p><p>“Just to be clear, I will be pitching,” Gallo said.</p><p>Gallo would not be the first player to make this move, if he is serious and going through with it. Some position players have tried and failed in the minor leagues, while others have at least made it to the majors. It will be interesting to see if Gallo is picked up by a team to try to help him on his journey to making it back to the major leagues as a pitcher.</p><p>Looking back on Gallo’s career in the majors, he had a successful run, mostly taking place with the Rangers. He made his MLB debut in 2015, and eventually made the All-Star game in 2019. He was a productive player with the Rangers from 2017 through the 2021 trade deadline, when he was sent to the New York Yankees. That did not go well, as he struggled in New York until he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2022, where the struggles continued.</p><p>Gallo somewhat rebounded in 2023 with the Minnesota Twins, but had a poor season with the Washington Nationals in 2024. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-joey-gallo-tries-revive-career-signs-contract">White Sox gave Gallo</a>, among <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-andrew-benintendi-spring-training-injury-update">other veterans</a>, a shot in spring training. Ultimately Chicago is going with other options, and Gallo is now seemingly making the position change.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joey Gallo makes shocking move after White Sox release

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-joey-gallo-respected-will-venable-take-fans-hyped');   ga('set', 'title', 'Joey Gallo’s ‘respected’ Will Venable take will have White Sox fans hyped');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/White-Sox-news-Joey-Gallos-respected-Will-Venable-take-will-have-Chicago-fans-hyped.jpg"></figure><h1>Joey Gallo’s ‘respected’ Will Venable take will have White Sox fans hyped</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-20T09:35:15-08:00">February 20th, 9:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-20T09:35:15-08:00">February 20th, 9:35am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-joey-gallo-tries-revive-career-signs-contract">Chicago White Sox and Joey Gallo agreed on a Minor League deal</a> last week, but he was surprised by manager Will Venable. While Gallo and the current White Sox manager played together, it always caught the former All-Star’s eye. Following putting the ink to paper for a chance to make the roster, Gallo <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/02/19/as-camp-gets-rolling-a-more-confident-chris-getz-convinced-he-made-right-hire-in-will-venable" rel="noopener">showed love to the current manager</a>.</p><p>“When I played with him, I thought, ‘He’s going to manage one day,’” Gallo said via Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times.</p><p>“There’s guys you’re around in the clubhouse that have manager-type vibes and are very respected throughout all of baseball, respected throughout the whole clubhouse. He was one of those guys always, was always helping younger guys. And you could tell he had a natural leadership type of personality. It was easy to see that he would be a manager one day.”</p><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/white-sox-news-brutally-honest-post-117th-loss-going-viral">White Sox had the worst season in franchise history</a>, Venable knew what he signed up for. However, as a player’s manager, he understands what is needed. As Gallo mentioned, he commands respect not only through words but also through actions.</p><h2><b>Joey Gallo’s approval of Will Venable is good for the White Sox</b></h2><p>Gallo has been a veteran in the league for quite some time. As mentioned before, he’s an All-Star and a Gold Glove winner. His numbers might not be the best, but he commands respect. Even with the White Sox signing him to a Minor League deal, it shows that he’s willing to put in the work.</p><p>Plus, Gallo has been around a plethora of quality managers in his career. From Dave Roberts to Aaron Boone, he’s been around managers who were once players. They understand the game from a player perspective, as well as a managerial one. The former Texas Ranger feels that Venable can insert himself into the conversation.</p><p>Still, expectations around the franchise are low. <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2024.shtml" rel="noopener">Winning 41 games is brutal</a>, for the players, fans, and the organization as a whole. The former Los Angeles Dodgers play will have his work cut out for him. Regardless of whether Gallo makes the main roster or not, his respect for Venable can be felt throughout the organization.</p><p>Luckily, the new manager will have all of Spring Training to dictate how his team will operate for the regular season. Achieving respect of your players is a great first step. Establishing a new culture in the team will be a main prerogative for Venable and the White Sox.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Joey Gallo’s ‘respected’ Will Venable take will have White Sox fans hyped

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/white-sox-news-joey-gallo-tries-revive-career-signs-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'White Sox sign former 40-HR slugger to minor league contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Joey-Gallo-tries-to-revive-career-signs-Chicago-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>White Sox sign former 40-HR slugger to minor league contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-13T19:02:28-08:00">February 13th, 7:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-13T19:42:17-08:00">February 13th, 7:42pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago White Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Chicago White Sox’s historically terrible 2024 season, GM Chris Getz set a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-chicago-gm-ridiculously-low-bar-2025">ridiculously low bar</a> moving forward, stating he expects the team to win more games in 2025. As the White Sox attempt to improve after setting the record for the most losses in modern baseball history, the team <a href="https://x.com/whitesox/status/1890206713372111204" rel="noopener">reached an agreement</a> with former Texas Rangers’ slugger Joey Gallo</p><p>Chicago signed Gallo to a minor-league contract on Wednesday, according to the White Sox’s official account on X. The deal includes an opportunity for the 10-year veteran to attend spring training as a non-roster invitee.</p><p>Last offseason Gallo signed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nationals-news-washington-joey-gallo-agree-1-year-deal-5-million">one-year, $5 million contract</a> with the Washington Nationals. The previous season he hit .177/.301/.440 with 21 home runs, 40 RBI and 39 runs scored in 111 games as a member of the Minnesota Twins. In Washington, Gallo’s offensive production continued to deteriorate as he delivered a .161/.277/.336 slash line along with just 10 homers, 27 RBI and 24 runs scored in 76 games.</p><p>Gallo has always had a high strikeout rate. But he hasn’t been able to compensate by drawing walks and his OBP has suffered significantly as a result. He’s finished with a sub .300 on-base percentage in two of the last three seasons.</p><h2><b>Can Joey Gallo turn things around with the White Sox?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Joey-Gallo.jpg"><figcaption>Matt Marton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Still, Gallo has shown an ability to hit for power in his career, swatting 40 home runs in back-to-back seasons with the Rangers. The White Sox hope he’ll be a cost-effective power bat for their lineup, assuming he makes the roster in 2025.</p><p>The White Sox lost a record 121 games in 2024. The team finished 51.5 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central. So, expectations entering the upcoming season are not particularly high. It could be the perfect environment for a career revival from Gallo.</p><p>Chicago fired manager Pedro Grifol during the team’s nightmare season, replacing him with former player Grady Sizemore. However, the White Sox opted to enter 2025 with a clean slate, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/white-sox-news-find-new-manager-after-historically-brutal-season">hiring Will Venable as the team’s new manager</a>.</p><p>After finishing with a paltry 41 wins last year, the White Sox’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chicago-white-sox-2025-over-under-win-total-prediction-odds-pick">over/under win total</a> is set at 52.5 for the 2025 season. Chicago is not expected to compete in a division with four teams that finished above .500 in 2024. However, fans hope the team can claw its way back to respectability.</p><p>Gallow is also looking to get back on track as the former All-Star has struggled mightily since being traded to the New York Yankees during the 2021 season. Perhaps Chicago will prove the perfect landing spot for the 31-year-old first baseman.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

White Sox sign former 40-HR slugger to minor league contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/who-is-hayden-hopkins-joey-gallos-significant-other-at-center-of-mark-davis-child-hoax');   ga('set', 'title', 'Who is Hayden Hopkins, Joey Gallo’s significant other at center of Mark Davis child hoax');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Who-is-Hayden-Hopkins-Joey-Gallos-significant-other-at-center-of-Mark-Davis-child-hoax.jpg"></figure><h1>Who is Hayden Hopkins, Joey Gallo’s significant other at center of Mark Davis child hoax</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-29T12:48:51-07:00">May 29th, 12:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-29T12:48:51-07:00">May 29th, 12:48pm</time><address><a>Nate Duffett</a>Nate Duffett is a writer for ClutchPoints and a sports junkie at heart, especially for the Boston sports scene. In his spare time, he coaches hockey and is also a Hockey Scout at FCHockey and NeutralZone. Whether it's covering the NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, or College Football and Basketball, there is not a sport Nate isn't able to discuss.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Joey Gallo’s significant other is Hayden Hopkins, and she is carrying his baby, despite what some reports may want you to believe. Hopkins was in the news this week when she announced her pregnancy, as people linked her to Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis. The truth was that Hopkins attended a Raiders game in 2022 with a group of friends and sat in the owner’s box. However, she hasn’t been in a relationship with the owner, nor has any connection with him other than the leaked photo of them in the box. These rumors ruined the announcement, as Hopkins had to address it with a statement on X. <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/28/hayden-hopkins-expecting-child-mlb-player-joey-gallo-not-mark-davis/" rel="noopener">TMZ now reports that</a> the father of Hayden Hopkins’ child is her significant other, Washington Nationals slugger Joey Gallo.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/ZX2key8V9d">pic.twitter.com/ZX2key8V9d</a></p><p>— Hayden Hopkins (@haydenhopkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/haydenhopkins/status/1795232465910411391?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The rise of NFL social media aggregation accounts is under fire for these irresponsible reports. The accounts took the picture from 2022 and made erroneous reports that Hopkins was dating Mark Davis. The anonymous accounts that aren’t afraid to link their name to the reports have made the experience terrible for Hopkins and Gallo and have now started an uprising amongst users on X to get these accounts banned. Let’s do our part and meet the actual woman, Hayden Hopkins, and not the fake facts these accounts tried to spread.</p><h2><b>Who is Hayden Hopkins?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Who-is-Hayden-Hopkins-Joey-Gallos-significant-other-at-center-of-Mark-Davis-child-hoax-2.jpg"></figure><p>Hayden Hopkins was formally a member of the Las Vegas Raiders dance squad, the Raiderettes. She has friends in the front office and amongst the players, which explains why she was in the box with Mark Davis.</p><p><a href="https://www.haydenhopkins.com/" rel="noopener">According to Hayden’s website</a>, she is a dancer for Cirque Du Soleil. Hayden grew up in Seattle, Washington, but traveled around North America and Australia teaching and choreographing dancing workshops and making guest performances. Hayden has made guest performances with Jason Derulo, Good Morning America, KARtv awards, Dizzy Feet Gala, and Cabaret for a Cause benefit show. She was also on the cover of Dance Spirit and Dance Informa magazines.</p><p>Hayden has also gone on tour with the West Coast Dance Explosion, VIP Dance Convention, and TRANS4M. She won the 2015 Youngarts and was a Presidential Scholar in the Arts finalist. Hayden won several national titles in competitive dance and began assisting choreographers at 13. Hayden is also an entrepreneur, starting a dancewear label, HHxx, when she was 18. She moved to New York City to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, eventually moving to Las Vegas to join Cirque De Soleil. As far as we know, Hopkins can still be seen in the Cirque De Soleil act “Mystere,” playing the role of La Belle.</p><h2><b>False rumors fallout </b></h2><p>Hayden Hopkins and Joey Gallo are reportedly the couple expecting the baby instead of Mark Davis. TMZ reported that the couple planned to have the child together, so they are well into their relationship. The couple are reportedly happy and hoping to move past the mixup.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6NGv7SvqtA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C6NGv7SvqtA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Hayden Hopkins (@haydenhopkins)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>After the X account called Dov Kleiman spread the lies,  many people believed it. ESPN star Pat McAfee even referred to it on an episode of Monday Night Raw but walked it back on his show the next day after Hopkins revealed it wasn’t Davis’ baby.</p><p>“I understand how happy you guys should be at this moment. It would suck to have a 70-year-old billionaire looming over it. So I’d like to apologize to Hayden and let the world know, hey, we gotta make sure we get these things right.,” <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1795492405111882206?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1795492405111882206%7Ctwgr%5Eb7fed8f83463024063f51800b11721a7c2ee9a82%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2024%2F05%2F28%2Fsports%2Fpat-mcafee-spread-lies-in-hayden-hopkins-mark-davis-pregnancy-drama%2F">McAfee said</a>. “I spread lies in the middle of the Braun Strowman-JD McDonagh match last night. Mark Davis is not the father.”</p><p>Nevertheless, this is all we know about Joey Gallo’s significant other, Hayden Hopkins.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Who is Hayden Hopkins, Joey Gallo’s significant other at center of Mark Davis child hoax

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raiders-news-mark-davis-child-hoax-story-joey-gallo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders owner Mark Davis’ child hoax story gets wild Joey Gallo twist');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Raiders-news-Mark-Davis-child-hoax-story-gets-wild-Joey-Gallo-twist.jpeg"></figure><h1>Raiders owner Mark Davis’ child hoax story gets wild Joey Gallo twist</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-29T11:06:42-07:00">May 29th, 11:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-29T11:06:42-07:00">May 29th, 11:06am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Or in this case, what happens in Vegas, gets a rumor started about it and ends up turning into a twist-filled story involving another sports figure. Thus is the basis of the latest headline involving Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis.</p><p>The 69-year-old was rumored to be an expecting father with 26-year-old dancer Hayden Hopkins. Hopkins was spotted in the owner’s box next to Davis at a Raiders game in 2022. That picture alone sparked the conversation, but the gossip has since been debunked by the <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/28/hayden-hopkins-expecting-child-mlb-player-joey-gallo-not-mark-davis/" rel="noopener">latest report</a> from TMZ Sports.</p><p>Hopkins is pregnant, but the child does not <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-tom-bradys-las-vegas-stake-purchase-gets-critical-update">belong to Mark Davis.</a> The father is two-time MLB All-Star, Washington Nationals first baseman Joey Gallo.</p><p>Hopkins’ connection with the Raiders comes from her time as part of the team’s cheer squad the ‘Raiderettes.’ It’s unknown why she was with Davis in the suite at that particular game, but it appears that everything was cordial between the two.</p><p>Joey Gallo has a connection to Las Vegas having grown up in the adjacent town of Paradise, Nev and going to high school in Vegas. It’s unclear how or when he and Hopkins met. TMZ had learned that the pregnancy was planned. Hopkins confirmed the news in an Instagram post, saying “Joey and I are excited to welcome our baby in the fall.”</p><h2><b>Joey Gallo’s 2024 season</b></h2><p>Joey Gallo has been around long enough for MLB teams to know what to expect from him. A two-time Gold Glove Award winner and two-time All-Star, Gallo hasn’t done much at the plate over the last three seasons, including through 33 games with the Nats in 2024.</p><p>Gallo has a .138 batting average with 15 hits, 16 walks, 58 strikeouts and a .568 OPS. He has a .178 batting average since the 2020 season. He can still hit bombs and play decent defense, but it’s crazy to think a guy with those hitting numbers still finds consistent playing time in the MLB.</p><p>The Nationals are playing fairly well this season and could exceed expectations by the end of the year. Gallo can be a part of that but isn’t making an impact quite yet. Perhaps building up some of that dad strength will help his cause.</p><p>The 30-year-old Gallo signed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nationals-news-washington-joey-gallo-agree-1-year-deal-5-million">one-year contract with the Nationals</a> worth $5 million with a second-year buyout option. It also includes an $8 million mutual option for 2025. Assuming the Nats take the next step and Gallo continues to struggle, the veteran might hit the open market once again.</p><h2><b>Mark Davis, Raiders trying to build a winner in Vegas</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mark-Davis-Raiders.jpeg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>It’s been 22 years since the Raiders’ last playoff win and trip to the Super Bowl. The move to Las Vegas has resulted in one winning season and one playoff berth.</p><p>Mark Davis almost certainly envisioned bringing a winning team to Vegas. So far things haven’t panned out, but maybe 2024 will bring greener pastures for the Raiders organization. A new head coach and general manager duo might be just what the franchise needed and fans &amp; players alike were thrilled that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-big-changes-antonio-pierce-made-for-raiders-otas">Antonio Pierce remained with the Raiders</a> as head coach.</p><p>Vegas just hosted Super Bowl 58 where the Raiders watched their division rival Kansas City Chiefs win a title on their home turf. The Raiders could turn that into a motivating factor, but not many people are putting them in the conversation for reaching the AFC playoffs.</p><p>Las Vegas had a great finish to the 2023 season, winning three of its last four games. That stretch included a Christmas Day upset over the Chiefs and a 63-21 rout of the Los Angeles Chargers.</p><p>The 2024 season presents a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-shares-exciting-prediction-for-dangerous-new-1-2-combo-raiders-offense">new challenge for the Raiders</a> and Mark Davis will not shy away from a challenge. It’s hard to not be relevant when you play in a city like Las Vegas but the Raiders don’t want to be known as the losers of the city, especially with the success of the Golden Knights in the NHL and Aces in the WNBA.</p><p>It appears it will still take a lot to get the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-scariest-pitfall-to-overcome-on-2024-nfl-schedule">Raiders into contender mode</a>. The pieces could be there with the wrong recipe on the card. This new regime is tasked with fixing the problems and cooking the right game plan.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.103	0	4	0.314	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.103	0	4	0.314	0

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