When MLB announced it was banning the shift as we knew it in 2023, probably no player stood to benefit more than Joey Gallo.
The left-handed slugger has faced all sorts of shifts over the years due to his hitting makeup of being a pull hitter who hits for power and strikes out very often. Typically, one of the infielders would move into shallow right field, while there would be no one occupying the usual third base spot whenever Gallo…