Cam Gallagher


Cameron Joseph Gallagher is an American professional baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.

Professional career

Gallagher was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round of the 2011 MLB draft out of Manheim Township High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
The Royals promoted Gallagher to the 25-man roster to replace the injured Salvador Pérez on August 6, 2017. He made his MLB debut the same day in the second game of a doubleheader against the Seattle Mariners, collecting his first MLB hit. He hit his first MLB home run on August 14, 2017 against the Oakland Athletics, a grand slam.
On July 11, 2020, it was announced that Gallagher had tested positive for COVID-19.