Gallo is expected to participate in Monday's intrasquad game, Sam Blum of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gallo, who had tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic, returned to workouts Friday but did not play in games Friday or Saturday. He's been at home trying to stay ready but feels behind teammates. "Hitting off a tee is different than hitting a 100-mph fastball," Gallo said. "But it definitely keeps you in shape at least to handle the workload when you get back." Gallo should get a sufficient number of at-bats between Monday and the start of the regular season to be ready come Opening Day.

Gallo (illness) joined team workouts for the first time Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Gallo's arrival had been delayed due to a positive coronavirus test, though he was reportedly asymptomatic. Following two negative tests, he's now back with his teammates. With Opening Day just two weeks away, it remains to be seen whether or not he'll be ready to handle a full workload from the start of the season.

Gallo tested negative for COVID-19 Tuesday but has yet to be cleared to return to the field, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gallo has been tested three times recently, with two of those tests coming back negative, but the middle test was positive. League rules mandate that a player must have two negative tests in a row to return to the field, so he remains sidelined for now. Still, the pair of negative tests seems to bode well for his health and his ability to quickly get into game shape once he's able to join his teammates.

The Rangers announced Monday that Gallo tested positive for COVID-19, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The test result explains why the slugger has been absent from the Rangers' initial workouts of summer camp. He's reportedly been tested three times, with both the first and third coming back positive. He's asymptomatic and quarantining at home, but the lost training time could still affect his readiness for the upcoming season.

Gallo has not yet appeared in workouts over the first two days of summer camp, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Both Gallo and Ronald Guzman have not been seen since camp opened Friday. If a player is not injured, then these absences typically mean a player hasn't completed COVID-19 intake testing protocols.

Gallo took batting practice in the Rangers' new ballpark Monday and noted it plays deep in center field, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

The distance to center field at the new Globe Life Park is 407 feet from home plate with nooks on both sides of dead center that extend to 410 feet. "It's playing big as hell," Gallo said on a conference call Monday after taking batting practice. "It's a little deep in center. The hitters are a little nervous about that." It's hard to draw any conclusions from one BP session when there are many variables -- live pitching, game balls, fans in the stands, open or closed roof. Additionally, Gallo usually doesn't hit home runs to straightaway center. Seventy-five of 110 career homers and 45 of 63 at home were from the center/right alley to the right field foul line. For the 18 he's hit at home to center field, the home runs averaged a distance of 434 feet with a low of 410 (per MLB Statcast). The other new park dimensions are similar to the old one, including the right field alley and foul line, so Gallo should do just fine.

Gallo started in right field and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's spring game against the Dodgers.

EDGE Analysis

Gallo had an abbreviated 2019 due to an oblique injury in June and eventually an August wrist injury that ended his season. While navigating those injuries, Gallo posted the best slash line of his career while launching 22 home runs in 70 games. He is expected to be the Rangers' everyday right fielder in 2020 after the team traded Nomar Mazara to the White Sox during the offseason.

Gallo (wrist) signed a one-year, $4.4 million deal with the Rangers on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Injuries limited Gallo to just 70 games last season. He was better than ever when available, though, hitting .253/.389/.598 with 22 homers.

Gallo (wrist) said he's unlikely to return this season, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Gallo has been sidelined since undergoing surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his right wrist near the end of July. The outfielder hasn't resumed hitting since suffering a setback in Arizona last week; with less than a week left in the season and the Rangers eliminated from the playoffs, there's no reason to rush the slugger back. Gallo appeared in just 70 games this season due to multiple injuries, slashing .253/.389/.598 with 22 home runs and four steals.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Gallo (wrist) will primarily be a corner outfielder next season, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Rangers enter the offseason with uncertainty at both corner-infield positions, spots where Gallo has experience, but Daniels ruled those out. The GM also said he doesn't anticipate Gallo playing much in center field.