Arizona ace Zac Gallen and slugging first baseman Christian Walker were both raised in the Philadelphia area. Walker was a huge Phillies fan. He loved Chase Utley and Ryan Howard and all the other Phillies greats from 15 years ago. Gallen was a Philly sports fan. Just not the Phillies.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen reacts after striking out Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman during the fifth inning in Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. Arizona Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen listens to a question during a news conference before the baseball NL Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Philadelphia. The Phillies host Game 1 on Monday.
Gallen can’t be blamed for trying to catch a score. The Arizona Diamondbacks ace grew up in South Jersey and has “Go Birds” on the bio of an Instagram feed dotted with reminders of where he was raised. There’s a photo of a cheesesteak from Pat’s Steaks , of the shore, of water ice. All the familiar staples, except one — anything to do with the Phillies.
Now, mom and countless other friends and family — “I’m playing for free here with all the tickets,” Gallen cracked — will be back in Philly on Monday to root for Gallen rather than the home team in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series. Another kid with dreams of one day wearing the same jersey as Ryan Howard and Chase Utley now shares Gallen’s goal of knocking out the Phillies.
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