John Gall | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Gall with theAlbuquerque Isotopes in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| President ofUSA Baseball | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 23 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mike Gaski | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1978-04-02)April 2, 1978 (age 47) Stanford, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Baseball player Baseball career | |||||||||||||||
| Left fielder | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| July 26, 2005, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| May 17, 2007, for the Florida Marlins | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .245 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 11 | ||||||||||||||
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John Christopher Gall (born April 2, 1978) is an Americanbaseball executive and formerMajor League Baseballleft fielder who played for theSt. Louis Cardinals andFlorida Marlins from 2005 to 2007. He is the current president ofUSA Baseball, overseeing amateur baseball in the United States as well as the selection of theUnited States national baseball team.
Gall was born inStanford, California, and was a successful collegiate player forStanford University, making hisNCAA debut as a freshman in1997. After the 1997 season, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theOrleans Cardinals of theCape Cod Baseball League.[1] His best college year was as a sophomore in which he had a team-leading .381batting average and 63RBI, with 15home runs, second only to formerPadres outfielderJody Gerut on the team. After his excellent junior year in1999, Gall was selected by theCleveland Indians in the 50th round of the1999 Major League Baseball draft. However, Gall elected to return to college for his senior year, and was eventually selected by theSt. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the2000 draft. He played in 3 College World Series and was All-Tournament Team in 1999 while hitting .611. He is the All-Time Pac-12 leader in hits and RBI's.[2]
After a season at Single-A ball, Gall played the2002 season for theNew Haven Ravens, the Double-A affiliate of the Cardinals at the time. Here he hit 20 home runs and 81 RBI with a .316 batting average. In2003, Gall spent his first season with the Triple-AMemphis Redbirds, and collected 16 home runs and 73 RBI with a .312 average, numbers which were improved in2004, as he added six home runs and eleven RBI to his 2003 totals.
On July 26, after a promising start to the2005 season in Memphis, Gall was promoted for the first time to the major league roster, to replaceLarry Walker, who was on thedisabled list. In his debut against theSan Diego Padres atPetco Park, Gall proceeded to go 2-for-4 with adouble. He was sent back down to Memphis eight games later on August 9 having collected fourhits, two doubles, and two RBI in his first stint as a major-leaguer. After another call-up, he was placed on the active roster for the 2005 Cardinal's playoff team. On July 17,2006, the Cardinals released Gall and he signed with theLotte Giants inKorea. Gall received a World Series ring for his stint with the St Louis Cardinals in 2006. He signed with theFlorida Marlins on January 4,2007. Gall spent much of the year with the Marlins Triple-A affiliate, theAlbuquerque Isotopes, with a stint with the Florida Marlins.
Gall was named to the United States national baseball team for the2008 Olympics inBeijing. Gall's success in the olympics, most notably for his home run overTaiwan which helped the United States get to the Bronze Medal round, got recognized by notable people including an appearance onThe Oprah Winfrey Show, an invitation to theWhite House and serving as a guest of honor forCalifornia Governor,Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In January2009, Gall signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros. His last professional season was 2009. Gall also won a Liga del Pacifico Championship for the Venados de Mazatlan in 2005.[3]
Gall currently resides in the Bay Area with his family. He is the cousin of formerArizona Diamondbacks andSeattle Mariners outfielderEric Byrnes.
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