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Twins mailbag: Joey Gallo's whiffs, Willi Castro's wheels and Trevor
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The Good, the bad and the ugly of Joey Gallo
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Joey Gallo's evolution to Twins leadoff hitter
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Twins sign outfielder Joey Gallo to 1-year deal - CBS Minnesota
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Watch: Joey Gallo breaks Statcast with gargantuan home run
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Gallo helps power Twins past Red Sox 10-4 in return from IL
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Joey Gallo homers twice, Pablo López throws 6 scoreless innings in
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Gallo homers for 4th time in 7 games, Twins beat Angels 6-2
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Joey Gallo doesn't like batting leadoff for Twins; Rocco Baldelli