DETROIT - Joey Gallo was back on the roster, back in center field and the Rangers, after Tuesday's 5-3 win over Detroit, are at a new high-water mark in this thoroughly surprising season.
But let's talk about batting practice.
Barely moments after the Rangers had announced Gallo's activation after three weeks of rehabbing a strained oblique muscle, the broad-shouldered slugger announced that he had not been invited to participate in the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby in Cleveland.
"It makes it easier for me if there is no decision to make," Gallo said. "It would have been a tough decision for me, but if they don't ask, I don't have to think about.