Joey Gallo’s nightmare tenure in The Bronx is coming to an end.
The outfielder, acquired with lofty expectations from Texas prior to last year’s trade deadline, is headed to the Dodgers, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed Tuesday, just prior to this year’s deadline.
He’ll go to Los Angeles in exchange for minor league pitcher Clayton Beeter.
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Joey Gallo reacts after striking out.Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostMuch like the trade that sent Luke Voit to San Diego this spring when the first baseman had no role on the roster, the Yankees are reportedly taking a flier on the 23-year-old Beeter, who has spent this season with Double-A Tulsa.
The 28-year-old Gallo will go down as one of the biggest trade busts in Yankee history, as they gave up four prospects for him while he was in the midst of another strong season with Texas.
But instead of the 40-homer lefty slugger they thought they were getting, Gallo was a mess in The Bronx.
He finished with a .159 average over 140 games and 501 plate appearances, along with 25 homers, 194 strikeouts and a .660 OPS.
Last July, Gallo came to the Yankees- along with left-handed reliever Joely Rodriguez in exchange for Ezekial Duran, Glenn Otto and Josh Smith, who have all made their MLB debuts with Texas, as well as Trevor Hauer.
Perhaps, like with the ill-fated trade that brought Sonny Gray from Oakland to the Yankees, none of those prospects will burn the Yankees.
It was thought by some that a trade to a smaller market might benefit Gallo, who admitted he never felt comfortable in the glare of New York. And while Los Angeles certainly isn’t a smaller market, he’ll arrive with much less fanfare as the Dodgers look to fix him.
