"Why couldn’t he do this on the Yankees bro" "Gallo just needed to leave New York" - Fans mock Yankees for letting Joey Gallo go at trade deadline after his broken bat homer for Dodgers

Joey Gallo has been a polarizing figure in the baseball sphere. After becoming an All-Star in a floundering Texas Rangers squad, he found himself in the Bronx with the New York Yankees. He was then traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers during this year's deadline.

In tonight's game against the San Francisco Giants, Joey Gallo hit a bizarre broken bat home run. The three-run homer gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the go-ahead run in the bottom of the second inning.

".@JoeyGallo24 broke his bat hitting this homer! 😮" - @ MLB

It was Gallo's fourth home run for the Dodgers and his 16th of the season. The slugger is also inching his way back to a respectable average. Compared to his .159/.282/.339/.621 slash line in New York, he is now batting .206/.315/.476/.791 in 63 at-bats for the Dodgers.

This, in turn, initiated talk of whether the Yankees made a mistake in letting Gallo go to another playoff contender for almost nothing.

For now, it seems that Joey Gallo is free of stress and is focusing on his baseball fundamentals—regardless of the location.

Joey Gallo has lived up to expectations following his move to the Los Angeles Dodgers

Gallo was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Double-A pitcher Clayton Beeter. So far, he has managed to match expectations and has looked in better shape than he did with the Yankees.

Gallo has 13 base hits, two doubles, a triple, four homers, and 13 RBIs in 63 at-bats for the Blue Crew. He has been a worker in the rotation for the Dodgers, who lacked outfield depth.

The veteran has also had a productive month of September. He is batting .250 with an OPS of .583; a stark contrast to his numbers with the Yankees.