In an epic battle of baseball's present against baseball's future, Texas Rangers rookie Joey Gallo did something only four left-handed batters have done against Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw over the past three seasons. Joey Gallo hit a home run. But this wasn't just any home run, it was an absolutely monstrous home run that stunned the Los Angeles crowd, wowed outfielder Yasiel Puig and visibly angered the former three-time Cy Young Award winner. Joey Gallo made Clayton Kershaw very angry. pic.twitter.com/QotkSXXmld — Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) June 18, 2015 It's not often you see Kershaw that angry, because it's not often an opposing hitter abuses one of his pitches in that manner. Kershaw went with a 1-1 breaking ball against the 21-year-old rookie, but ended up catching too much of the plate. You could almost see Gallo's eyes light up, and spilt seconds later you could definitely see Kershaw's head go down. He didn't make his pitch, and the rookie got him. [ On this week's StewPod: Should fans really pick the MLB All-Stars? ] If there's any consolation for Kershaw, it's that he was able to strike Gallo out in their other two matchups. Beyond that, he isn't the...
Joey Gallo homers off Clayton Kershaw, Clayton Kershaw gets very angry
Published June 17, 2015 at 11:35 PM
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