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| - Yovani Gallardo is a current major league baseball player.
- Yovani Gallardo (born February 27, 1986, in Penjamillo de Degollado, Michoacan, Mexico) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was selected in the second round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft out of Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth, Texas. Gallardo is 6' 2" and 222 pounds, and has showcased impressive hitting skills for a pitcher. In 64 career at-bats, he has an average of .234 with 4 home runs and 10 RBIs. He regularly throws four pitches: a fastball, curveball, slider, and changeup with a lot of movement. He has an above-average arm with a fastball that touches the mid 90s, but he usually throws in the 93 MPH range with a hard-breaking 80-84 MPH curve that, when he was in the minors, was considered the best curveball in the minors. His slider is also very good, with a late, sharp break.
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